Thurgood Marshall: Life, Leadership, and Legacy

What was Thurgood Marshall's original name before he decided to change it?

• Thegood

• Thurman

• Thirdgood

• Thurgood

Which university did Thurgood Marshall attend for his undergraduate studies?

• University of Maryland

• Lincoln University

• Pennsylvania State College

• Howard University

What was the significance of the case Thurgood Marshall won against the University of Maryland?

• It was the first case to desegregate a restaurant.

• It was the first case to desegregate a university.

• It was the first case to desegregate a theater.

• It was the first case to desegregate a public school.

What was the outcome of the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• It declared school segregation unconstitutional.

• It allowed states to decide on segregation.

• It delayed the desegregation of schools.

• It upheld school segregation.

Who was Thurgood Marshall's first wife?

• Cecilia Suyat

• Vivian Buster Burey

• Rosa Parks

• Mary McLeod Bethune

In what year did Thurgood Marshall become a judge?

• 1971

• 1961

• 1954

• 1967

What was Thurgood Marshall's role as Solicitor General?

• He was a Supreme Court Justice.

• He led the NAACP.

• He was responsible for appointing judges.

• He argued cases on behalf of the US government.

What was significant about Thurgood Marshall's appointment to the Supreme Court?

• He was the youngest justice ever appointed.

• He was the first justice to serve without a law degree.

• He was the first justice to be appointed by a president.

• He was the first black person to hold the position.

What did Thurgood Marshall do with his private writings upon retirement?

• He made them immediately available to the public.

• He destroyed them.

• He kept them sealed for 50 years.

• He donated them to a museum.

What honor was given to Thurgood Marshall after his death?

• He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

• He was laid in state in the Supreme Court Rotunda.

• A national holiday was declared in his name.

• A monument was erected in his hometown.