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Chambers vs. Florida
Marshall and his team of lawyers persuaded the Supreme Court to
overturn a criminal conviction based on a coerced confession. -
Smith vs. Allwight
Marshall convinced the Court to strike down a Texas practice which excluded blacks from participating in primary elections. [Thurgood Marshall. November 17, 1941.] -
Morgan vs. Virginia
Marshall convinced the Court to strike down segregation on buses on routes of interstate travel. -
Sipuel vs. University of Oklahoma
Marshall persuaded the Court to require the University of Oklahoma to integrate an African American into their school. [The Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. Jan 13, 1948] -
Shelley vs. Kraemer
Marshall convinced the Court to overturn lower court rulings in favor of prohibiting land from being sold to African
Americans. -
Sweatt vs. Painter
Marshall persuaded the Court to require a university in
Texas to integrate an African American into their law school.
