2007-04-11 03:14:44 · 11 answers · asked by RICHARD T 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
He argued the school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education, in front of the Supreme Court, and won. Separate but equal was declared unconstitutional, and school children could not be prohibited from attending a school because they were black. Marshall became a Supreme Court Justice himself several years later.
2007-04-11 03:17:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thurgood Marshall won notice for his skill in defending the Port Chicago mutineers. They were on trial in Federal Court in Oakland, California.
These were African-American Navy sailors. Munitions were being loaded at Port Chicago, California. There was an explosion below decks, with fatalities.
Afterwards, the sailors were ordered by their white officers to go back down below again and continue loading, but the white officers refused to go below themselves because they feared for their safety. They insisted that the black sailors carried on the loading and take the risk. The sailors refused and were court-martialed for mutiny.
Black sailors' lives were considered more disposable than white officers' lives then. That was back before President Truman ordered the armed forces to integrate and put a stop to racial discrimination in the Navy.
So as a defense attorney, Thurgood Marshall played a critical role in bring about a change in attitudes.
2007-04-11 04:42:22 · answer #2 · answered by fra59e 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More than 99% of the people in this Country - from arguing and winning Brown v. Board of Education (which eliminated separate but equal) to being the first Black to sit on the Supreme Court.
You can't get a thorough answer in a few sentences. There are dozens of books about him. Read one - it will be worth it, whether you believe in his opinions or not - he shaped the America we live in today.
2007-04-11 03:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is amazing all he was able to accomplish, so can only mention few. Was attorney that won numerous civil right cases in Supreme Court especially in area of public education. First black to sit on Supreme Court.
2007-04-11 03:34:27 · answer #4 · answered by Mister2-15-2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was lead counsel for the NAACP. He was an attorney on Brown vs. Board of Education. He was a Supreme Court Justice (the first black one).
2007-04-11 03:18:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was a member of the Supreme Court for many years before he died. The rest you should look up.
2007-04-11 03:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by Rutger 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-20 11:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st black man to the Supreme Court.
2007-04-11 03:18:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Here is a good read if you have time. It will answer all of your questions about the man. .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurgood_Marshall
2007-04-11 03:18:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he fought for civil rights for the african americans
2007-04-14 06:21:01 · answer #10 · answered by firstmammaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋