Thurgood Marshall
Title | Thurgood Marshall PDF eBook |
Author | Juan Williams |
Publisher | Crown |
Total Pages | 505 |
Release | 2011-06-22 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0307786129 |
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The definitive biography of the great lawyer and Supreme Court justice, from the bestselling author of Eyes on the Prize “Magisterial . . . in Williams’ richly detailed portrait, Marshall emerges as a born rebel.”—Jack E. White, Time Thurgood Marshall was the twentieth century’s great architect of American race relations. His victory in the Brown v. Board of Education decision, the landmark Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation in the United States, would have made him a historic figure even if he had never been appointed as the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court. He had a fierce will to change America, which led to clashes with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcom X, and Robert F. Kennedy. Most surprising was Marshall’s secret and controversial relationship with the FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. Based on eight years of research and interviews with over 150 sources, Thurgood Marshall is the sweeping and inspirational story of an enduring figure in American life who rose from the descendants of slaves to become an American hero.
Thurgood
Title | Thurgood PDF eBook |
Author | Jonah Winter |
Publisher | Anne Schwartz Books |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019-09-03 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1524765341 |
Thurgood Marshall--the first black justice on the Supreme Court and a giant of the civil rights movement--jumps to life in this inspiring picture-book biography from an award-winning author and six-time Coretta Scott King, four-time Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator. Thurgood Marshall was a born lawyer--the loudest talker, funniest joke teller, and best arguer from the time he was a kid growing up in Baltimore in the early 1900s. He would go on to become the star of his high school and college debate teams, a stellar law student at Howard University, and, as a lawyer, a one-man weapon against the discriminatory laws against black Americans. After only two years at the NAACP, he was their top lawyer and had earned himself the nickname Mr. Civil Rights. He argued--and won--cases before the Supreme Court, including one of the most important cases in American history: Brown v Board of Education. And he became the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice in history. Like its subject, here is a biography that crackles with energy and intensity--a great introduction to a great man. A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year A Booklist Youth Editor’s Choice Selection A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children’s Literature’s Best Book
The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's Life, Leadership, and Legacy
Title | The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall's Life, Leadership, and Legacy PDF eBook |
Author | Kekla Magoon |
Publisher | HarperCollins |
Total Pages | 44 |
Release | 2021-01-05 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0063089432 |
A brilliant picture book biography about Thurgood Marshall, who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement and served as the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, from Coretta Scott King Honor winners Kekla Magoon and Laura Freeman. Growing up in Baltimore, Thurgood Marshall could see that things weren’t fair. The laws said that Black and white people couldn’t use the same schools, parks, or water fountains. When Thurgood had to read the Constitution as punishment for a prank at school, his eyes were opened. It was clear to him that Jim Crow laws were wrong, and he was willing to do whatever it took to change them. His determination to make sure all Americans were treated equally led him to law school and then the NAACP, where he argued cases like Brown v. Board of Education in front of the Supreme Court. But to become a Justice on the highest court in the land, Thurgood had to make space for himself every step of the way. Readers will be inspired by Kekla Magoon’s concise text and Laura Freeman’s luminous illustrations, which bring Thurgood Marshall’s incredible legacy and achievements to life. * An SLJ Best Book of the Year * A Bank Street Best Book of the Year * A Jane Addams Children's Book Award Finalist * A Texas Topaz Nonfiction Selection * Wisconsin State Reading Association’s 2022 Picture This Recommendation List * Indiana Authors Award Shortlist *
Thurgood Marshall
Title | Thurgood Marshall PDF eBook |
Author | Montrew Dunham |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 2012-12-18 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1439113343 |
Get to know the first African American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years! The childhood of civil rights hero and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall comes to life in this engaging biography. Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the US Constitution. By the time he was twelve, he had most of it memorized, and his interest in law had begun to take seed. In 1967, he was appointed to the US Supreme Court—the first African American to serve in that position. 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. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.
Thurgood Marshall
Title | Thurgood Marshall PDF eBook |
Author | Michael D. Davis |
Publisher | Citadel Press |
Total Pages | 456 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
e United States Supreme Court examines Marshall's views on some of the most sensitive and politically charged social issues of our time--abortion, capital punishment, women's rights, and affirmative action--and provides intriguing details on his relationships with John Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and others.
Showdown
Title | Showdown PDF eBook |
Author | Wil Haygood |
Publisher | Knopf |
Total Pages | 418 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0307957195 |
"The author of The Butler presents a revelatory biography of the first African-American Supreme Court justice--one of the giants of the civil rights movement, and one of the most transforming Supreme Court justices of the 20th century, "--Novelist.
Thurgood Marshall
Title | Thurgood Marshall PDF eBook |
Author | Thurgood Marshall |
Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
Total Pages | 580 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1556523858 |
Profiles the life and works of Thurgood Marshall, with his speeches, writings, arguments, opinions and reminiscences.