USA HISTORY

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917

THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court Justice. He fought for equal rights for women, children, prisoners, and the homeless. Which answer below is true about Thurgood Marshall?
A
He believed all people should be treated unfairly.
B
He did not think school was important.
C
He did not like cats.
D
He believed all people should be treated fairly.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993), the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court, consistently championed First Amendment and other individual rights. He viewed the amended Constitution, in the words of his biographer Juan Williams, as “essentially a manifesto of individual liberty” (p. 400).

Detailed explanation-2: -Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American civil rights lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 until 1991. He was the Supreme Court’s first African-American justice.

Detailed explanation-3: -On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall as the first Black person to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.

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