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Thurgood Marshall : a life in American history / Spencer R. Crew.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crew, Spencer R., 1949- author.
- Series:
- Black history lives.
- Black history lives
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993.
- Marshall, Thurgood.
- United States. Supreme Court--Biography.
- United States.
- African American judges--Biography.
- African American judges.
- Judges--United States.
- Judges.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 266 pages).
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, 2019.
- Summary:
- "As a lawyer, Thurgood Marshall played an incredible role in ending legal segregation in the United States. For thirty years he traveled across the country for the NAACP, trying cases and encouraging African Americans to fight against discrimination. His successes made him a highly respected lawyer and individual throughout the nation. Those accomplishments led to his appointment as the first African American Supreme Court justice, where he continued the fight to protect the rights of all citizens, not just the rich and powerful. [This book] follows the career of Thurgood Marshall from his youth in Baltimore, Maryland, to his days as a Supreme Court Justice. Thurgood Marshall's inspiring story illustrates the racism faced by African Americans in the twentieth century long after the end of slavery. It also shows how hard it was to make progress in blunting its impact on their lives. In Marshall's life one sees the importance of perseverance and an unwavering belief in the American constitution and its principles."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Early influences
- Thurgood Marshall becomes a social engineer
- At the NAACP
- The Truman years
- The bridge to Brown
- The cases that ended legislative school segregation
- A time of turmoil
- Transition to federal life
- Solicitor general
- New to the court
- The loyal opposition
- Why Thurgood Marshall matters.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9798216025870
- 9798216155898
- 9781440861451
- 1440861455
- OCLC:
- 1099541455
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