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Thurgood Marshall

Authored by Diann Shields

English

5th Grade

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Thurgood Marshall
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Thurgood Marshall receive the Liberty Medal?

He was the only black man they could find.

He was a lawyer.

He fought for freedoms and equality.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two examples did Thurgood Marshall use when accepting his medal?

Heman Sweatt and Shelley v. Kramer

Dred Scott and Abraham Lincoln

Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was an example of a "Jim Crow" law?

All men are equal

Whites only at this restaurant

We the People...

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was Heman Sweatt denied entry into the University of Texas?

He did not play football.

He was not white.

He was trying to live in a whites only neighborhood.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How were segregationists different than Thurgood Marshall?

Segregationists wanted equality for all, Thurgood Marshall wanted to bring back slavery.

Segregationists were fair and nonjudgmental, Thurgood Marshall wanted blacks to prove themselves.

Segregationists did not want freedom for all, Thurgood Marshall wanted to see all people treated equally.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Thurgood Marshall mention the Shelleys in his medal acceptance speech?

He had helped them win a suit against racism.

He had tried to get them into an all white college.

He had tried to force them to follow segregationists laws.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thurgood Marshall helped win the lawsuit against "Brown vs. the Board of Education". What did that ruling do for schools everywhere?

All schools had to be segregated.

All schools had to provide indoor bathrooms.

All schools had to be intregated.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

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