St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1951-09-21

ptember q at 8 p. m. 1t will be
sponsored jointly by the Masonic
Grand Lodge of which Charles d.
Doty il grand master and the st.
Paul branch of the NAACP. Louis
II. Erwin, president.
The second meeting will be held
at 8 p. m. the next night, Friday,
September %. in Minneapolis at
Phyllis Wheatley house, 500 AL
drich Ave. No. Mr.. Marshall's adj
dress in Minneapolis will be under
the auspices of the Minnesota
Masonic grand lodge and the Min
neapolis branch of the NAACP.
On the st. Paul program Thurs
day night, Rev. Floyd Massey.
grand master Chas. Doty and
Louis II. Erwin will appear.
In Minneapolis on Friday night,
Hobart Il. Mitchell win preside
and Raymond w. Cannon will pre-
sent the speaker. William Cratic,
branch president will make brief
remarks.
Thurgood Marshall. one Of the
outstanding attorneys in America
has been special counsel of the
NAACP since 1896. He has won
many victories for the rights of
Negroes in the state and Federal
courts of the nation. He Is ex-
pected TO tell of his Korean trip
and the many courts for Negro
rights.
His most recent work which at
tracted international attention
was an investigation of the court
martials of numerous Negro SOL
diers in Korea.
Editors Note: Because Mar
shall Is one Of the outstanding
Negroes I'm America we redewith
reprint his biographical sketch
for the scrapbooks Of readers who
have them.
Biograp hical sketch Of Thurgood
Marshall
Thurgood Marshall was born in
Baltimore. Maryland. July 2. 1908.
Attended local public elemen-
tary and high schools. Graduated
from Lincoln University In Penn
sylvania. February, 1880, with b.
A. degree.
Attended Howard University
Law School, Washington, ID. C..
1930-1933. Appointed Student As
sistant Librarian during second
and third pears. Graduated June.
1883 as ranking student with de-
gree LII. b.
Admitted to the Bar in the
and Immediately thereafter to the
State of Maryland, October, 1888,
u. S. District Court for the State
of Maryland. Admitted to the
Supreme Court ~. 81 December
1889. Admitted to ". s. Circuit
Courts of Appeal for the Fourt
Circuit. Fifth Circuit and Eighth
Circuit and the ". S. District
Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana.
Engaged in private practice in
Baltimore, Maryland. 1e33-37.
Council for Baltimore City branch
NAACP. 1934-1936. In 1896, was
appointed Assistant Special Coun-
sci for the NAACP, and in 1888
was appointed Special Counsel In
active cases to secure and protect
full citizenship rights for Negroes.
Since that time has appeared be-
for the Supreme Court Of the Uni
ted States and Federal and State
Courts for most Of the States of
the South. Is a member OF Nation
al Bar Association.
In the u. s. Supreme Court has
enther argued or prepared briefs
with the cooperation of other
NAACP lawyers in all NAACP
cases from 1888 TO the present
time. Among the cases argued by
him are the Texas Primary Case,
the Irene Morgan Case declaring
the Jim Crow Statute OF Virginia
unconstitutional as applied TO in
terstate passengers, the recent re-
strictive covenant cases. and
several criminal cases.
Was placed on the 1914 Honor
Roll OF Race Relations for the
Schonburg Collection. In 1914
was given the Alumni Award by
Trustees OF Howard University
for distinguished achievement in
Law" In 1916 was awarded the
famous Spingarn Medal awarded
each year by the Special Sping-
arm Committee of the NAACP to
the Negro making the greatest
contribution 10 [ he advancement
Of the Negro in American life.
Received honorary Degree of
Doctor Of Law from Lincoln Uni
versity, June 3, 1947. In March,
1913, received Negro Newspaper
Publishers Associations Russ
wurm Award in recognition of the
outstanding achievement in maxi
ing possible a richer conception of
democratic principles and in tri-
butte for unfolding those highest
traditions considered as the ideals
of the American Way of Life.
Received Honorary Degree Doc
tor Of Law from Virginia State
College on May 81, 1913. Received
National Bar Association Award,
Sept. IT, 194s.
Received Afro-Americans 1850
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