One of the cases, Marshall argued and won was Murray v. Of legalized racism, helping to inspire the American civil rights movement.
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In 1934, Marshall began working for the Baltimore branch of the NationalĪssociation for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), moving to New YorkĬity in 1936 to work full time as legal counsel for the NAACP.ĭecades, Marshall argued and won a variety of cases to strike down many forms Later successfully sued the Maryland School of Law for their unfair admissionsĪfter graduating from Howard, Marshall attempted to establish his own law firm in Baltimore but he failed due to a lack of experience. Marshall went to Howard University Law School which is also a historically black college, graduating magna cum laude in 1933. University of Maryland’s segregation policy forbade blacks from studying with whites. Marshall would seekĪdmission to the University of Maryland School of Law after his graduation but Historically black college in Pennsylvania in 1930.
July 2, 1908, in Baltimore, Maryland, he graduated from Lincoln University, a Marshall was forced to read the entire Constitution as punishment for misbehavior during his school days. According to various accounts, Marshall honed his appreciation for the Constitution through his parents and this was further strengthened by his teachers. Marshall had been destined from a tender age to make giant contributions to America’s justice system. The responsibility of arguing on behalf of the federal government before theĪccording to Biography, Marshall won 14 of the 19 cases he argued before the Supreme Court. solicitor general as the attorney tasked with
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