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What are civil rights?
The basic freedoms that all citizens deserve to have because they are citizens
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What job did Thurgood Marshall have first?
A lawyer
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What did Brown v. Board of Education say?
It made segregation in public schools illegal.
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Why didn't Marshall go to school in Maryland?
The schools were segregated and they would not let him in.
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What does being "instrumental" in civil rights mean?
Being important
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What is a debate?
A discussion in which many sides of an argument are presented.
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What position was Thurgood Marshall the first African American to do?
Supreme Court Justice
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Where did Marshall receive his law degree?
Howard University
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What is one character trait that Marshall showed?
Justice, Respect of Authority, or Perseverance
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What is a boycott?
refusing to buy, sell, or use certain goods or services as a way to protest something
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What is justice?
Fair and equal treatment under a system of laws
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What did Thurgood Marshall work to help end?
Segregation
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What branch of government did Thurgood Marshall work in?
The Judicial Branch
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What year did Thurgood Marshall die?
1993
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What is a citizen
A person who is an official member of a city, town, or country
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What is segregation?
A system of keeping some people separate from others
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What did Thurgood Marshall fight for?
Justice or equal treatment under the law
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What kind of jobs does the Judicial Branch of the government have?
It has all of the courts and judges
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Did John F. Kennedy or Lyndon B. Johnson appoint Thurgood Marshall to be on the supreme court?
Lyndon B. Johnson
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What is civil rights?
The basic freedoms that all citizens deserve to have
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What is diligence?
Hard work
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What important court case did Thurgood Marshall work on?
Brown v. Board of Education
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Did Marshall go to school in Maryland?

No

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Why did Thurgood Marshall give up his position in the Supreme Court?
He was ill/sick
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What was Thurgood's last name?

Marshall

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