Interesting Facts About Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood was originally named Throughgood Marshall, after his great grandfather. But when Marshall was in second grade he changed it, because he thought it took too long to write all the way out. The same great grandfather was brought to America from the Congo as a slave. Marshall’s great grandfather was a key influence in his career path. Marshall wanted to do more with his life then sitting around watching African Americans being treated unfairly. At a young age, Marshall was a rascal, and he kept that mischievous behavior up all the way through his college years. For punishment as a kid, he was sent to the basement to read the United States Constitution over and over again. By the time he graduated high school he knew the whole Constitution by heart, which came in handy for his career path in law. When he attended Lincoln University he was thrown out of college twice for pranks that interrupted student’s ability to learn.
Over Marshall’s life he became a National Figure, after the Brown vs. Board of Education case, he developed the nickname, “Mr. Civil Rights.” Marshall won many different awards, a few of them are, for the Federal Government; One of Washington’s top lawyers, and Secretary of Transportation’s Award for Outstanding Public Service. Marshall planned on living till 110, and work in court until then. And he carried that plan out, as he kept his seat through, a heart attack, pneumonia, several blood clots, and glaucoma. As you can clearly see, Marshall was dedicated to his job, and did everything in his power to help citizens of the United States of America.
Thurgood was originally named Throughgood Marshall, after his great grandfather. But when Marshall was in second grade he changed it, because he thought it took too long to write all the way out. The same great grandfather was brought to America from the Congo as a slave. Marshall’s great grandfather was a key influence in his career path. Marshall wanted to do more with his life then sitting around watching African Americans being treated unfairly. At a young age, Marshall was a rascal, and he kept that mischievous behavior up all the way through his college years. For punishment as a kid, he was sent to the basement to read the United States Constitution over and over again. By the time he graduated high school he knew the whole Constitution by heart, which came in handy for his career path in law. When he attended Lincoln University he was thrown out of college twice for pranks that interrupted student’s ability to learn.
Over Marshall’s life he became a National Figure, after the Brown vs. Board of Education case, he developed the nickname, “Mr. Civil Rights.” Marshall won many different awards, a few of them are, for the Federal Government; One of Washington’s top lawyers, and Secretary of Transportation’s Award for Outstanding Public Service. Marshall planned on living till 110, and work in court until then. And he carried that plan out, as he kept his seat through, a heart attack, pneumonia, several blood clots, and glaucoma. As you can clearly see, Marshall was dedicated to his job, and did everything in his power to help citizens of the United States of America.
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"Thurgood Marshall Jr Who's Who Among African Americans." Biography Resource Center; African Americans. Gale, 2010. Web. 25 Feb. 2010
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Great...now Mr Walker will probably punish his future offspring like Marshall's parents did! I enjoyed reading your blog!
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