Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was an African American lawyer. At the time American society refused to have equality to black people, Marshall used the legal system to make a change in that. From 1938 to 1961, Marshall presented over 30 civil rights cases to the Supreme Court. He won 29 of them. He believed that
At a time when a large portion of American society refused to extend equality to black people, Marshall astutely realized that one of the best ways to bring about change was through the legal system. Between 1938 and 1961, he presented more than 30 civil rights cases before the Supreme Court. He won 29 of them. Marshall won the most important case which was the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954, which he helped end segregation in public schools. Although he wanted to combine between white schools and blacks schools, the supreme court offered him that the schools were “separate but equal”, which means that they both had the same level of education.
At a time when a large portion of American society refused to extend equality to black people, Marshall astutely realized that one of the best ways to bring about change was through the legal system. Between 1938 and 1961, he presented more than 30 civil rights cases before the Supreme Court. He won 29 of them. Marshall won the most important case which was the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954, which he helped end segregation in public schools. Although he wanted to combine between white schools and blacks schools, the supreme court offered him that the schools were “separate but equal”, which means that they both had the same level of education.