Thurgood Marshall and the Court
Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about Thurgood Marshall's cases before the Supreme Court during the World War II, including Adams v. United States (1943) and Smith v. Allwright (1944).
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Georgetown University law professor Cliff Sloan, author of "The Court at War," talked about Thurgood Marshall's cases before the Supreme Court during the World War II, including Adams v. United States (1943) and Smith v. Allwright (1944).
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What highlighted the “brilliance” of Thurgood Marshall in Adams v. United States (1943)?
- Based on the clip, what did the decision in Smith v. Allwright (1944) strike down?
- What “enormous consequences” did Smith have?
- According to Cliff Sloan, how was Smith reflective of what was occurring in the United States during the time?
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Adams V. United States (1943)
- Brown V. Board Of Education (1954)
- Double V Campaign
- Fascism
- Lawyer
- National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People
- Primary Election
- Racism
- Smith V. Allwright (1944)
- Thurgood Marshall
- World War Two (1939-45)