Nixon's Presidency

Question 17 • Fall 24 US History B IC

Which statement best summarizes the career of Thurgood Marshall?

Answer

After pressuring President Roosevelt to integrate the defense industry, Marshall pressured President Truman to integrate the armed forces.

After founding the NAACP, Marshall was appointed the first African American Supreme Court justice.

After serving as a US Army officer, Marshall attended UCLA and eventually became the first African American to play Major League Baseball.

After working for the NAACP and winning twenty-nine court cases, Marshall was appointed a Supreme Court justice.

Explanation

Thurgood Marshall worked as a lawyer for the NAACP and argued many important civil-rights cases, winning 29 cases before the Supreme Court. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to the Supreme Court, making him its first African American justice. He did not found the NAACP, as choice B claims.

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