Question

which statement best summarizes the career of thurgood marshall?
after pressuring president roosevelt to integrate the defense industry, marshall pressured president truman to integrate the armed forces.
after founding the naacp, marshall was appointed the first african american supreme court justice.
after serving as a us army officer, marshall attended ucla and eventually became the first african american to play major league baseball.
after working for the naacp and winning twenty-nine court cases, marshall was appointed a supreme court justice.

Explanation:

Thurgood Marshall worked for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and won many court cases, including the landmark Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Later, he was appointed as the first African - American Supreme Court justice in 1967.

• The first option is incorrect as A. Philip Randolph pressured Roosevelt for defense industry integration and Truman integrated the armed forces due to various factors, not directly because of Marshall's pressure on Truman for that specific act.
• The second option is wrong because the NAACP was founded in 1909 by a group of people (not Thurgood Marshall).
• The third option is incorrect as Jackie Robinson was the first African - American to play Major League Baseball, and there is no connection between Marshall's military service and UCLA in this context.

Answer:

After working for the NAACP and winning twenty - nine court cases, Marshall was appointed a Supreme Court justice.