A biography of the civil rights lawyer who helped end school segregation and served as a Supreme Court Justice.
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Chronicles the life of Thurgood Marshall from his birth in Baltimore, through his school days, to his position as a lawyer for the NAACP and his eventual appointment to the Supreme Court.
Shows how a school troublemaker went on to become the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and how he played a vital role in the Brown v.
A biography of Thurgood Marshall.
This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting.
Examines the life of the first African American man to be appointed an associate justice of the highest court in the country.
The change also added to Marshall's growing prominence as a part of the Johnson administration. What might result from that growing prominence was a question on the minds of many people. Jet magazine wrote that Marshall was the most ...
A collection of 15 opinions and dissents of this national defender of individual liberties and civil rights, as well as personal recollections of Marshall's closest associates.
Thurgood Marshall was a descendant of slaves who became the first African American Supreme Court justice.
This book provides a detailed examination of the life and legal legacy of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, including a discussion of the many legal cases in which he was involved.