2. ROLE MODEL
Thurgood Marshall was
the son of a teacher
and a dining room
steward. He received
recognition for his civil
right achievements and
becoming an African -
American lawyer of the
Supreme Court.
3. ICON
Marshall was a very good
student and worked very
hard and graduated top of
his class at Howard
University Law School in
Washington,D.C. in 1933.
4. KNOWN
Marshall was known for
being the greatest
constitutional lawyer of
this century and served
as the chief for the
NAACP.
5. RESPECTFUL
Marshall applied for the
University of Maryland
Law School but he was
denied because of his
race. Marshall would not
give up then he attended
Howard University of
Law School. His mother
pounded her wedding
ring to pay for his tuition.
