A biography of the civil rights advocate who was the first African American to be appointed to the Supreme Court.
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Gr. 7^-12. The latest volume in the Notable Americans series presents a brief, straightforward biography of one of America's most persistent and effective civil rights advocates and, in the process, provides a clear, informative outline of the legal history of the NAACP and the civil rights movement. The writing is flat in some places and awkward in others, especially when the author attempts to illustrate Marshall's "wit," but the material is well organized and all the key points are addressed. If Marshall had any flaws, Whitelaw chooses to gloss over them, but at the same time, she shows just enough of the inner man to give a sense of the controlled rage that drove him to fight injustice wherever he found it. Full-page black-and-white photos show Marshall from birth to a few years before his death. The time line, glossary, and excellent table of selected cases will be particularly helpful to young readers getting a first exposure to constitutional law. Jeanne Triner
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This latest addition to the Notable Americans series explores the impact of black lawyer Thurgood Marshall as he devotes his life to ending racial injustice. His sense of humor, story-telling reputation, and attention to justice issues succeeded in changing this country: his personality and impact are revealed here. -- Midwest Book Review
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Supreme Court, African Americans, United States, Thurgood Marshall, New York, South Carolina, Board of Education, Fourteenth Amendment, Little Rock, North Carolina, President Johnson, University of Oklahoma, Civil War, Courtesy of the Library of Congress, General Douglas, Lincoln University, University of Maryland Law School, Wide World Photos New!
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Fourteen-year-old Thurgood Marshall could not see where he was going. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Supreme Court, African Americans, United States, Thurgood Marshall, New York, South Carolina, Board of Education, Fourteenth Amendment, Little Rock, North Carolina, President Johnson, University of Oklahoma, Civil War, Courtesy of the Library of Congress, General Douglas, Lincoln University, University of Maryland Law School, Wide World Photos New!
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- Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality by Richard Kluger on 6 pages
- Dream Makers, Dream Breakers by Carl Thomas Rowan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice by James Haskins in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Thurgood Marshall: His Speeches, Writings, Arguments, Opinions, and Reminiscences (The Library of Black America series) by Mark V. Tushnet in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Thurgood Marshall: Fighter for Justice by Lewis H. Fenderson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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