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I believe that Thurgood Marshall is, 

a vague figure to the public today. 

Although, knowing this, i think that 

his impact on American history 

should help him to be talked about 

more. As a hero of the civil rights 

movement ,and his many years as a 

judge on the   supreme court.

Thurgood Marshall was born on 

July 2nd, 1908 in Baltimore 

Maryland. His parents were William 

Marshall, and Norma Marshall. He 

went to Howard university, as well 

as Howard university school of law, 

and Lincoln University.

One of Marshall's various 

contributions to the civil rights 

movement, was that he was a 

strong member of the NAACP 

(National Association for the 

Advancement of Colored 

People) in 1940. A group 

formed to help the cause of 

those afflicted by segregation, 

or racism.

Marshall made an impact by winning many 

cases against segregation. One of his first 

cases, 'Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka', 

would change an outlook on segregation in 

schools for years to come. Segregated schools 

would be declared unconstitutional in the United 

States of America. This was a foot hold to 

Marshall's cause, and he didn't stop climbing 

until he reached the top.

Other cases argued by Marshall, "Smith v. 

Allwright", took place in 1944 and ruled that the 

exclusion of African American voters for primary 

elections was unconstitutional. "Shelley v. 

Kraemer", a case ruling that racial "restrictive 

covenants" in housing was declared 

unconstitutional. "Sweatt v. Painter and McLaurin 

v. Oklahoma State Regents", both ruled against the 

"separate but equal" facilities for African American 

professionals and graduate students in state 

universities.

In 1961, John F. Kennedy, Appionted 

Marshall to the U.S Court of Appeals for 

the second circut. This was followed four 

years later by his appointment to Solicitor 

General of the United States by President 

Lyndon B. Johnson.

Why did John F. Kennedy, the president of the United 

States of America, Apoint Thurgood Marshall to the 

Court of Appeals? I Believe that he did this on a whim, 

Because Marshall fought cases even if the odds of him 

winning were extremely low. He would'nt give up, he 

fought for his rights as well as many other people 

struggling through the dark times of segregation and 

the abuse that African Americans went through. The 

reason he was apointed was because he knew what he 

believed in and he fought for it without questioning it.

Lyndon B. Jhonson 

nominated Marshall to the 

Supreme Court on the 

13th of June, 1967. 

Marshall became the first 

African American Supreme 

court justice. He would go 

on to serve the court for 

another Twenty Four 

years.

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