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Philadelphia Summers and the U.S. Constitution
Philadelphia Summers and the U.S. Constitution

The summer of 1787 in Philadelphia was one to be remembered. In fact, it was in May that year that over 50 delegates from across the freshly independent United States descended on the city — ready to forge a path forward for the new nation. By the time summer was over, the U.S. Constitution was born.

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Thurgood Marshall and Brown v. Board of Education
Thurgood Marshall and Brown v. Board of Education

Before becoming the first Black justice to sit on the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall stood in front of the highest court to argue against racial segregation in American schools. His involvement with this landmark legal case, Brown v. Board of Education, was critical to establishing a legal precedent against the practice of segregation.

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Max GreenhalghBrown v. Board of Education, Plessy v. Ferguson, United States Constitution, Constitution, NAACP, Thurgood Marshall, Earl Warren, Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Jim Crow, Jim Crow Era, American history, Black history, segregation, Civil rights movement, civilrightsmovementComment