Thurgood Marshall

Who was Thurgood Marshall?

• a president of the United States
• the principal of a school for black children
• the first African-American Supreme Court Justice
• one of the people who drafted the Constitution

Thurgood Marshall was not accepted to law school at the University of Maryland. The cause of this was because Marshall was black. What was an effect of Marshall being kept out of the school?

• Thurgood Marshall served as Supreme Court Justice for 24 years.
• Marshall argued that separate schools for whites and blacks were unconstitutional and unequal.
• Marshall represented another African American who was kept out of the school
• African-American children were forced to attend separate schools from white children.

“With one case, [Thurgood Marshall] forever changed the face of education in theUnited States.” What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?

• He made Howard University the best law school in the country
• He became the first African-American Supreme Court Justice
• He won a Supreme Court case that ended segregation in schools
• He made sure that black schools were as good as white schools.

Why did Thurgood Marshall most likely dedicate his career to fighting racism?

• because he wanted African Americans to be able to go to law school
• because he had a lot of power as the Supreme Court Justice
• because he was angry that he could not attend the school of his choice
• because he cared about equality for blacks and whites

What is this passage mostly about?

• how Thurgood Marshall chose which law school to go to
• Thurgood Marshall’s career as a lawyer and Supreme Court Justice
• why Thurgood Marshall was chosen as the first Supreme Court Justice
• whether segregated schools can provide equal quality of education

Read the following sentences:
 “However, the university wouldn’t let him because he was black.Marshall went to law school at Howard University instead. But his experience with the University of Maryland stayed with him. In 1935, he represented another young African American who was kept out of the university’s law school.
”What does the phrase “stayed with him” most nearly mean as used in this sentence?

• He did not forget the experience.
• He was very angry about the experience.
• He stopped caring about the experience.
• He forgot about the experience.

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Thurgood Marshall successfully argued that separate schools for students was unconstitutional. ___________, education in the United States was changed forever.

• Before
• For example
• As a result
• However

What is the main idea of the section "Brown v. Board Of Education"?

• The case meant the end of separating students by race in public schools.
• The case required all children in the United States to attend public schools.
• The case required Kansas to give black schools the same amount of moneyas white schools.
• The case meant that separate schools could offer equal education.