Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: Thurgood Marshall, Narrated by Governor Wes Moore
Governor Wes Moore is a combat veteran, bestselling author, former nonprofit CEO, and is Maryland's first Black governor and the third black Governor elected in American history. Moore celebrates Thurgood Marshall, the legendary civil rights lawyer who won Brown v. Board of Education and became the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
Thurgood Marshall was a lawyer who fought for equal rights.
- He graduated from Howard University Law School.
- Marshall worked with the NAACP.
- He helped create the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
- He used the courts to fight racial segregation.
- Marshall argued many cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.
- He won the important Brown v. Board of Education case.
- The Court ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
- He became the first African American Supreme Court Justice.
- Marshall worked to protect equal rights and justice for all Americans.
- He encouraged people to protect and strengthen American democracy.
POP Interview and Civics Quiz:
- N-400 Part 9:07e. Have you EVER ordered, incited, called for, committed, assisted, helped with, or otherwise participated in causing harm or suffering to any person because of their race, religion, national origin, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion?
- USCIS 100:37. / 128:51. What does the judicial branch do?
- USCIS 100:28. / 128.52. What is the highest court in the United States? *
Family Fun:
- Kulture Kidz: Thurgood Marshall Coloring Page
- NAACPLDF: Thrgood Marchall: LDF Founder and First President and Director-Counsel
- NMAAHC: Thurgood Marshall’s Desk
- NPS: Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial | trading cards
- NPS: Thurgood Marshall: A Legacy of Civil Rights Leadership
- Stamps: Thurgood Marshall
- Thurgood Marshall Center for Service and Heritage: Brown v. Board of Education
- Thinkport: Champion of Justice (many lesson plans)
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