Thurgood Marshall
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Born in Baltimore, Maryland on July 2, 1908, Thurgood Marshall was the grandson of a slave His father, William Marshall, instilled in him from youth an appreciation for the United States Constitution and the rule of law After completing high school in 1925, Thurgood followed his brother, William Aubrey Marshall, at the historically black Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania His classmates at Lincoln included a distinguished group of future Black leaders such as the poet and author Langston Hughes, the future President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah, and musician Cab Calloway Just before graduation, he married his first wife, Vivian "Buster" Burey Their twenty-five year marriage ended with her death from cancer in 1955 In 1930, he applied to the University of Maryland Law School, but was denied admission because he was Black This was an event that was to haunt him and direct his future professional life Thurgood sought admission and was accepted at the Howard University Law School that same year and came under the immediate influence of the dynamic new dean, Charles Hamilton Houston, who instilled in all of his students the desire to apply the tenets of the Constitution to all Americans Paramount in Houston's outlook was the need to overturn the 1898 Supreme Court ruling, Plessy vs Ferguson which established the legal doctrine called, "separate but equal".
Marshall's first major court case came in 1933 when he successfully sued the University of Maryland to admit a young African American Amherst University graduate named Donald Gaines Murray Applauding Marshall's victory, author HL Mencken wrote that the decision of denial by the University of Maryland Law School was "brutal and absurd," and they should not object to the "presence among them of a self-respecting and ambitious young Afro-American well prepared for his studies by four years of hard work in a class A college" Thurgood Marshall followed his Howard University mentor, Charles Hamilton Houston to New York and later became Chief Counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) During this period, Mr Marshall was asked by the United Nations and the United Kingdom to help draft the constitutions of the emerging African nations of Ghana and what is now Tanzania It was felt that the person who so successfully fought for the rights of America's oppressed minority would be the perfect person to ensure the rights of the White citizens in these two former European colonies After amassing an impressive record of Supreme Court challenges to state-sponsored discrimination, including the landmark Brown vs Board decision in 1954, President John F Kennedy appointed Thurgood Marshall to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit In this capacity, he wrote over 150 decisions including support for the rights of immigrants, limiting government intrusion in cases involving illegal search and seizure, double jeopardy, and right to privacy issues Biographers Michael Davis and Hunter Clark note that, "none of his (Marshall's) 98 majority decisions was ever reversed by the Supreme Court" In 1965 President Lyndon Johnson appointed Judge Marshall to the office of US Solicitor General Before his subsequent nomination to the United States Supreme Court in 1967, Thurgood Marshall won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before the Supreme Court on behalf of the government.
Indeed, Thurgood Marshall represented and won more cases before the United States Supreme Court than any other American Until his retirement from the highest court in the land, Justice Marshall established a record for supporting the voiceless American Having honed his skills since the case against the University of Maryland, he developed a profound sensitivity to injustice by way of the crucible of racial discrimination in this country As an Associate Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall leaves a legacy that expands that early sensitivity to include all of America's voiceless Justice Marshall died on January 24, 1993 .
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LOST THURGOOD MARSHALL INTERVIEW with MIKE WALLACE
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Brown vs Board of Education Thurgood Marshall www.BlogTalkRadio.com/TheGISTofFREEDOM
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To Learn More Listen to www.BlogTalkRadio.com/TheGISTofFREEDOM and Read FREE, Google On-Line Book , THE GIST OF FREEDOM IS STILL FAITH, by Lesley Gist WWW.th...
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Our History in Black (Thurgood Marshall)
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Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer, judge, civil rights leader, and the first black person to serve on the united states supreme court. Marshall had a high succe...
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Thurgood Marshall: A short Movie
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This movie explores Thurgood Marshall's life. It is divided into four parts: Intro Childhood Adulthood/Work Legacy For more information please visit www.gran...
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Brown vs Board of Education Thurgood Marshall Part II
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Thurgood Marshall Brown Vs Board of education, Thurgood Marshall, Brown Vs Board of Education, Charles Hamilton Houston. Black teachers, black educators. To ...
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Thurgood Marshall Appointed to Supreme Court 1967
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Thurgood Marshall Interview
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Thurgood Marshall gets honored in Philadelphia, History.
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Michael Steele Attacks Thurgood Marshall
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Today in History for August 30th
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Highlights of this day in history: The Civil War's Second Battle of Bull Run ends; Thurgood Marshall confirmed as first black Supreme Court justice; First bl...
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Franken Sets Record Straight on Justice Thurgood Marshall
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Senator Al Franken (D- Minnesota) reacts to statements from other Senators that tried to label Justice Thurgood Marshall as an "activist judge" who "legislat...
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Thurgood Trailer (HBO)
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HBO Films presents Laurence Fishburne as THURGOOD, this special event premieres Thursday, February 24 at 9pm only on HBO. For more information, log onto HBO....
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RTPTV Episode -5- Thurgood Marshall vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Dayton Thurgood Marshall vs Dayton Paul Laurence Dunbar high school basketball at Trent Arena. January 6, 2013 the two top teams in Ohio Division 2 basketbal...
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RTPTV Episode 7 Thurgood Marshall vs. Archbishop Alter
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Ohio Division 2 Dayton Thurgood Marshall vs. Archbishop Alter.
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Thurgood Marshall HS Pep Rally
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Brothers Einstein: Great Humanitarians -- Thurgood Marshall
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Great Humanitarians is a series of 26 30-second commercial wraparound vignettes, perfect for spot TV, radio, online, or classroom applications. For more info...
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Joe Ballard Thurgood Marshall Senior Yr.
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Gridiron Glory: Athens Vs. Thurgood Marshall Recap
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Although the Athens Bulldogs gave a good fight, the power and speed of the Thurgood Marshall Cougars was too much for AHS to handle.
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University of San Diego (UCSD), Thurgood Marshall College, Admit Day Video
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TMC's Admit Day video created by Vexx Productions and Thurgood Marshall Television Vexx Productions.
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Isaiah Austin Americas #1 recruit against Dayton Thurgood Marshall
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MVPhd FTTH Arlington (TX) Grace Prep vs Dayton Thurgood Marshall with extensive interviews and bodacious highlights from the amazing Isaiah Austin at Ketteri...
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Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School
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Learn more about academics and extra-curricular programming at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Washington, DC. Filmed and produced by 5:00 Films. http://www.thu...
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Findlay Prep vs Thurgood Marshall - Flyin To The Hoop Basketball Invitational Game #1 Highlights
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After breaking into the ESPN top 25 rankings, Thurgood Marshall was looking to pull off an upset on its home court, but Findlay Prep was just too strong, def...
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2012 Basketball: Thurgood Marshall vs Trotwood-Madison
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2012 Ohio High School Basketball.
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Attorney Alton Maddox The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall & The Dred Scott Decision
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