Thurgood Marshall

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Thurgood Marshall was born in
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Baltimore, Maryland
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What year was Thurgood Marshall born in?
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1908
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What college did Thurgood Marshall attend?
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Howard University
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Howard University is a
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college for African Americans
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What college did not allow Thurgood to attend?
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University of Maryland
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After college Thurgood Marshall wanted to attend
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law school, but could not because he was African American
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What was a famous case Thurgood Marshall was involved in Topeka, Kansas?
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Brown vs. Board of Education
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What was Brown vs. Board of Education about?
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a case that ended segregation in schools
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Marshall became the first __________ in 1967?
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Supreme Court Judge who was African American
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While serving as a Supreme Court Justice, Marshall fought for
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Basic freedoms for all citizens, which was known as: Civil Rights
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Civil Rights
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fair and equal treatment under the law
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Tolerance
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respect for beliefs and ideas that are different from yours
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Cooperation
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working together makes it easier to get things done
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Liberty
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the freedom to act and believe the way you want to
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Justice
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people who value justice want equal treatment under the law for everyone
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Diligence
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people work hard with great focus to get things done
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Respect for acceptance and authority
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agreeing to do what leaders ask, even if you disagree with them
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Freedom of conscience and expression
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the right to say what you think, even if others disagree
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Who was Thurgood Marshall?
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the first African American Supreme Court Justice
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When Marshall was not accepted in to law school, what effect that have on him?
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He argued that separate schools for whites and blacks were unconstitutional and unequal
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