Thurgood Marshall : race, rights, and the struggle for a more perfect union / Charles L. Zelden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zelden, Charles L., 1963-

Series:

Routledge historical Americans

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993.

Marshall, Thurgood.

United States. Supreme Court.

Judges--United States--Biography.

Judges.

African American judges.

United States.

African American judges--Biography.

United States. Supreme Court--Biography.

African Americans--Civil rights--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Civil rights.

History.

United States--Race relations--History.

Race relations.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 228 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, 2013.

Summary:

Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. He was the first African American to hold that position, and was one of the most influential legal actors of his time. Before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson, Marshall was a lawyer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Federal Judge (1961-1965), and Solicitor General of the United States (1965-1966). Marshall won 29 of 32 cases before the Supreme Court - most notably the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, which held segregated public schools unconstitutional. Marshall spent his career fighting racial segregation and legal inequality, and his time on the court establishing a record for supporting the "voiceless American." He left a legacy of change that still affects American society today. Through this concise biography, accompanied by primary sources that present Marshall in his own words, students will learn what Marshall did (and did not do) during his life, why those actions were important, and what effects his efforts had on the larger course of American history. Routledge Historical American is a series of short, vibrant biographies that illuminate the lives of American who have had an impact on the world. Each book includes a short overview of the person's life and puts that person into historical context through essential prmary documents, written both by the subjects and about them. A series website supports the books, containing extra images and documents, links to further research, and where possible, multimedia sources on the subjects. Perfect for including in any course on American History, the books in the Routledge Historical Americans series show the impact everyday people can have on the course of history. Book jacket.

Contents:

The education of Thurgood Marshall

"Thurgood's coming"

Social engineer lawyer

Going for the "whole hog"

All deliberate speed means s-l-o-w

"I AM the establishment"

Not only the robe was black

How do you feel about writing dissents?

Postscript : Thurgood Marshall, activist judge.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-219) and index.

ISBN:

9780415506427

0415506425

OCLC:

806016996