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Thurgood Marshall
Title: Thurgood Marshall
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
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Thurgood Marshall
'Thur'oughly 'Good' Thoughts Concerning the U.S. Constitution
In Thurgood Marshall's "A Bicentennial View From the Supreme Court", Thurgood Marshall argues that the United States Constitution bicentennial celebration should not be commemorated with narrow views concerning the birth of the document, but rather should be seen as a living document, one which has been dramatically altered to reflect the changing views or society. Born from this ideal, Marshall contends that the Constitution should be placed …showed first 75 words of 857 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 857 total…vibrancy they helped create. Marshall sees that the Constitution is now used as a backdrop for equality because of the progresses society has made with its views about slavery and blacks. It is for these reasons that the Constitution is a great document, not because of the founding fathers.
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"The Constitution of the United States of America". 1787.
"Declaration of Independence". 1776.
Marshall, Thurgood. "A Bicentennial View From the Supreme Court". The United States
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