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Jan 24, 1993 · He shortened his name to Thurgood in the second grade. While working as a lawyer he argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court and won 29 of them. There was a one-man play about the life of Thurgood Marshall called Thurgood which appeared on Broadway starring Laurence Fishburne in 2008.
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AP Images. Thurgood Marshall was the first African American to serve as a justice (judge) on the U.S. Supreme Court. Marshall strongly supported equal rights for African Americans. Marshall was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 2, 1908. In 1933 he graduated from Howard University Law School in Washington, D.C.
Thurgood Marshall may have been inspired to become a lawyer after pulling a prank in high school. As punishment, his principal made Marshall read the U.S. Constitution, which outlines the rights all Americans should have. But Marhsall was born on July 2, 1908, in Maryland, a time when Black people were discriminated against in southern states.
It was a short form of his original name, Thoroughgood, which he later shortened to Thurgood in the second grade to make it easier to write. Prankster in School: Marshall was known for his sharp wit and sense of humor, often playing pranks on his classmates. Despite his playful nature, he was deeply committed to his studies, especially when it ...
