Influence- Marshall did everything in his Power to stop Segregation

Thurgood Marshall was the greatest American, because he did everything in his power to stop school segregation, and segregation in general. Along with being a lawyer, Marshall was a strong supporter of the NAACP, which stands for National Association for the Achievement of Colored People. Marshall and the team of lawyers from NAACP, he led won 29 out of 32 cases over segregation before the Supreme Court. Some of the most important cases include Smith vs. Allwright (1944) allowing African Americans to vote in democratic primary elections, Morgan vs. Virginia (1946) outlawing segregation in public transportation, and the most famous, Brown vs. Board of Education (1954). In 1954, Marshall led a team of layers that fought the case Brown vs. Board of Education; resulting in ending half a century worth of segregation in public schools.
Marshall even flew to Korea and Japan in 1951, because of hearing complaints that African American soldiers charged guilty by the United States Army courts-material, and weren’t given fair trials. Marshall’s arguments resulted in reducing 22 of the 40 men sentences.
Marshall was hard worker that was dedicated to what he believed in. This was Marshall’s tool to becoming successful, and helping America onto the right track.

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"Marshall, Thurgood 1908-1993." Student Resource Center Gold. Gale, 1994. Web. 25 Feb. 2010.

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