Definitions for Thurgood
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1. Thurgood

   Thurgood is a one-man play about the life of Thurgood Marshall. It was written by George Stevens, Jr. The show premiered in 2006 at the Westport Country Playhouse, starring James Earl Jones and directed by Leonard Foglia. The play started on Broadway at the Booth Theatre on April 30, 2008 starring Laurence Fishburne. On 24th February 2011, HBO screened a filmed version of the play which Fishburne had performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The production was described by the Baltimore Sun as "one of the most frank, informed and searing discussions of race you will ever see on TV.". On 16th February 2011 a screening of the film was hosted by the White House as part of its celebrations of Black History Month

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1. THURGOOD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thurgood is ranked #25701 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Thurgood surname appeared 959 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Thurgood.
   
   93.5% or 897 total occurrences were White.
   2.6% or 25 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 19 total occurrences were Black.
   1.2% or 12 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce Thurgood?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thurgood in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Thurgood in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Thurgood in a Sentence

1. Justice Scalia:

   Thurgood Marshall rarely asked a question. Bill Brennan rarely asked questions.

2. Spike Lee:

   The character in my film' Da 5 Bloods,' Stormin' Norman, the way his brothers view him as like almost mythical. As Clarke Peters ' character says,' Clarke Peters ' character's Clarke Peters ' character.' They revered Clarke Peters ' character, and so Spike Lee just can't cast anybody for that, because the way these guys are describing Clarke Peters ' character, Clarke Peters ' character's mythic. So mythic Spike Lee're talking about an actor who played Jackie Robinson ; the Godfather, Soul Brother No. 1, James Brown ; Thurgood Marshall ; then Soul Brother No. 1.

3. Bernie Sanders:

   To answer your question, Thurgood Marshall was a damn good Supreme Court justice.

4. Jeffrey Bossert Clark:

   Thurgood Marshall didn't bring one giant case to establish racial equality, it was an entire program, it was unfolded step by step.

5. Tomiko Brown-Nagin:

   She has vast and relevant legal experience, including in the criminal legal system. If she's confirmed to the court, there will be for the first time since Thurgood Marshall a justice with significant experience representing criminal defendants, ultimately, public defenders, which is the role that Patrick Jackson played for a couple of years, are an integral part of our legal system, ensuring due process and right to counsel for defendants protected by the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

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References

1. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Thurgood
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html