Norma was one of the first Afro Americans to graduate from Columbia University. Norma was always telling stories to Thurgood about famous Afro Americans who help revitalize The Afro American culture. As Thugood grew he never could understand the complexities and trauma facing Afro Americans. Thurgood through the advise of his parents and grandparents, they tried to encourage Thurgood to adjust to segregation and not to fight it. Thurgood family will sometimes joked with him about how Afro Americans are looked at by other races. William Marshall was always trying to tell Thurgood in order to survive in this society; you must pick your words and instruments wisely. Thurgood’s high school experiences were full of circumstances that would later prove to be significant. Thurgood’s teachers were always asking him to quote The United States Constitution aloud in class. Thurgood could never understand the meanings or the interpretations of The United States Constitution. Thurgood biggest hearten experienced occurred one day while leaving high school. The high school Thurgood attended was located next to a police station. Thurgood was walking past the police station, when he heard some of the police officers shouting obscene words at a black prisoner. Thurgood heard one of the police officers tell the black prisoner if he didn’t shut up, he would talk himself into a death sentence. Thurgood ran home and told his father what he had heard. William Marshall explained to Thurgood, that Afro Americans are always treated badly by the police, and if an Afro American had to go to court they will always lose. So one day a week, William Marshall would take Thurgood down to the local courthouses, to let Thurgood see how the Judicial System is run. In The fall of 1925, Thurgood Marshall went off to attend Lincoln University in Oxford Pennsylvania. Thurgood had admirations of graduating from the premed Dental School. Thurgood experienc...
