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Prophet Presentation

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

EDUCATION

  • Got early training with the words of the constitution.
  • In school he was forced to learn things from the constitution.
  • His father taught him to argue and challenge his logic and every point.
  • He became a lawyer and a civil rights activist.

FAMILY

  • His parents placed very good emphasis on education and encourage them to think and learn.
  • Son- Thurgood Marshall Jr.
  • Wife- Cecilia Suyat
  • Father- William Marshall
  • Mother- Norma Africa Marshall

CASES HE FOUGHT

  • McLaren vs Oklahoma Board of Regents of higher education.
  • He was able to win that case.
  • He was the head lawyer of the NAACP.
  • 1954 he won a case declaring that it is illegal and unconstitutional for segregation to exist in the United States.

SCHOOL

  • High School- Frederick Douglas High School
  • Denied by University of Maryland Law School in 1903 because he was black.
  • Same year he was accepted by Howard University Law School.

FACTS

  • Born 1908
  • Died 1993
  • Believed that all people were equal and should have equal rights.
  • First African American to be in the supreme court.
  • Born in Baltimore, Maryland.

WHO AMOS IS

  • Born in Tekoa
  • Died 745 B.C.E
  • Literate and Educated
  • Very intelligent
  • Honored in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

WHAT AMOS DID

  • Spokesperson for God.
  • Responsible for speaking messages to the people of Judah.
  • He worked against injustices.
  • His vision was for Justice.
  • Gave speeches about how justice would be served according to God.