good met Cecilia during his tenure with the NAACP. Thurgood and Cecillia had two sons Thomas Jr. and John. Thomas Jr. a well-established lawyer works for the office of the Vice President, and John works for the Virginia State Police Department. Thurgood Marshall retired from the Supreme Court in 1991, due to heart problems. In 1993 Thurgood Marshall at the age of 84 dies from a massive heart attack. Thurgood Marshall name can be mention in the same tone as Martin Luther King, both made big changes in the racial segregation culture and they did it without using violence. Today our society still isn’t perfect, we still have to deal with crime and unemployment, but least Today Afro Americans have the right to vote, attend any school or college of their choice, and eat anywhere in a restaurant. Thurgood Marshall (Mr. Civil Rights) we appreciate what you have accomplished. RESOURCESJuan Williams Marshall’s Law 7 Jan1990*http://www.thurgoodmarshall.com.home.htmKen Love Thurgood Marshall 9 Feb1997*http://members.aol.com/klove01/marshall.htmThurgood Marshall (1908-1993) New York Times 26 Jan 1993http://www.ai.iit.edu/~/isbell/hth/blavck/events_and people/html/001.thurgood_marshall.html THURGOOD MARSHALLDuring the 20th century I have read many books, newspaper articles and seen news broadcasts on two of the most famous Afro American Pioneers: Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall. Martin Luther King fought all his life for equal rights for Afro Americans, but Thurgood Marshall help elevate the Afro American civil rights struggles through legal precedents and timely court decisions. Thomas G. Kraftenmaker a professor of Constitutional law at Georgetown University Law Center wrote, “When I think of great American lawyers I think of Thurgood Marshall, Abe Lincoln and Daniel Webster”. In this century only Earl Warren approaches Marshall. Thurgood Marshall is certainly the most important lawyer of the 20th century...
