Thurgood Marshall was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. He was born in 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland and fought against unfair laws facing African Americans through his legal work, helping to end segregation and arguing pivotal civil rights cases like Brown v. Board of Education. Marshall believed strongly in justice, freedom of expression, and respect for authority under the law.

1. Thurgood Marshall
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2. Thurgood Marshall
Birth Date :July,1908
Birth Place :Baltimore
Date of Death :January 24,1993
Parents: Norma Arica,William Marshelt
Schooling: Lincoln University,Pennsylvania
Job occupation as adult:University of
Maryland

3. Thurgood Marshall
 Character Trait: Justice, Freedom of
Conscience and Expression, Respect for
and acceptance of Authority

4. Justice
 Worked for the African Americans to help
unfair laws.
 He wanted to get rid of separate but equal
Education and just have equal education.
 He was part of brown vs. board of
education.

5. Freedom of Conscience and
Expression
 He argued against separation
 He was known as Mr. Civil Rights
 He argued for civil rights

6. Respect for and acceptance of
Authority
 He had respect for the supreme court and
the judges on the supreme court.

7. Credits
 www.facts4me.com
 Galileo
 http://www.oyez.org/justices/thurgood_m
arshall
 www.eduplace.com (leveled readers)