Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-09-21


ptcmhcr y at : y, m. II will be
sponsorcd Jointly by the Masonic
Grand Lodge OF which Charles ID.
Doty II grand master and tho sc.
Paul branch Of the NAACP, Louis
II Erwin. president.
The SECOND meeting will DO held
At \ y ~. the next night. Friday,
September ~, In Minneapolis at
Phyllis Whcatlcy house. 500 Al
driCh Ave No Mr. MarshaIl'a adj
dress In Minneapolis will be under
tho auspices of tho Minnesota
Masonic grand lodge and the Min
neapnlls branch OF tho NAACP.
On tho ~ Paul program Thurs
day night. Rev Floyd Massey.
grand master Chaa. Dnty and
Louis H Erwin viii appear
In Minneapolis on Friday night.
Hobart T. Mitchell viii preside
and Raymond W, Cannon will pre-
sent tho speaker. William Cratic,
branch president will make brief
rrmarha
Thurgood MRrHhAll one Of tho
outstanding attorneys In America
has been special counsel OF tho
NAACP since 1899. Ito has won
many victories for tho rights OF
Negroes IN the state and Federal
courts of tho nation. lie IL eE-
pccted Ia tell of his Korean trip
and tho many courts for Negro
rights
Ills most recent work which at.
tracted International attention
was nm investigation ~ the court
mRrtialH of numerous Negro sol.
dirrH IN Korea.
Editors Motel Because Mar
shall Ia oRs Of tho outstanding
Negroes In America We Frd~with
rrpTint his biographical sketch
for the ScTRpbOOIta Of rraders who
have thrm.
Biographical sketch Oi ThuTEood
Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was born In
baltimore. Maryland. july 2. 1908,
Attended local public elrmsn.
A - a-kA.I. rEaNesaN..A
from Lincoln University In Penn.
HylvanlR, February. 1880. with II.
A degree.
Attended Howard University
Law School. Washington. -, G..
1880 1888 Appointed Student As
HiHtant Librarian during second
and third pears Graduated June.
1888 ~ ranking student with de-
gree IL, u.
Admitted 10 tho Bar In thu
and Immediately thereafter 10 the
Btato 81 Maryland, October, 1919.
q. n District Court for the state
~ Maryland Admitted Ia the
Supreme Court ~. 81 December
1889 Admitted Ia u. g. Circuit
Courts Of Appeal for the Fourt
Circuit, Firm Circuit and Eighth
Circuit and the ". X. District
Court for the Eastern District 81
Louisiana.
Engaged In private practice In
Baltimore. Maryland lB33.37.
Cnuncel for Baltimore city branch
NAACP, 1894 1899 In 1880. was
appointed Assistant Special Coun-
sci for the EAACP. and In 1888
was appointed Special Counsel In
Artiys cases 10 secure and protect
full citizenship rights for Negroes.
Since that time has appeared be-
for the Supreme Court OF ths Uni
ted states and Federal and stats
Courts for most ~ the States OF
the South n n member 81 Nation
nj BRT Association.
IN the u. n. Buprcms Court has
enthsr argued or prepared briefs
with the cooperation Of other
HAACp lawyers In all NAACP
CAArH from 1888 10 the pToA"nt
time Among the cases argued by
him arc the Texas Primary Case.
the Irene Morgan Case declaring
the Jim CrUw Statute 81 Virginia
unconstitutional nv applied IN In
trTHtRts passengers, the recent re-.
striCtiye covenant cases, and
several criminal cases.
Was placed on ths 1914 Honor
Roll ~ Race Relations for tho
BchomburR Collection In 1874
was given the Alumni Award by
Trustees ~ Howard University
for distinguished achievement In
Law" In ipfs was awarded tho
famous SpinRarn Medal awarded
each year by the Special BpinR-
arm Committee 81 the NAACP TO
the Negro making the greatest
cont FibItI0n ~ hs advancement
Df the Negro In American life.
Received honorary Degree OF
Doctor 81 Law from Lincoln Uni
vrrHity June ,, I047. In March.
iD4s, received Negro Newspaper
Publishers Associations Russ
vIIrm Award In recognition Of the
achievement In max
ing possible n richer conception Of
democratic principles and In tn
butte for uphOldinR those highest
traditions considered Rs the ideals
81 the American Way % Life.
Received Honorary Degree Doc
tor Of Law from Virginia State
College on May 81. 1913 Received
National Bar Association Award,
Sept ~. i04s.
Received Afro-AmsrieAn'H 1860
National Honor Roll Award.