Thurgood Marshall
A Twentieth-century Life
New York, N.Y. : Viking, [2008]
Format: Book
Description: 248 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but it's his life leading up to that point--from school troublemaker to passionate lawyer--that makes him both accessibly real and a role model to Americans of every color.
Series: Up close.
Contents:
Black and white : a nation divided -- A baby born into Jim Crow -- Goody -- Roots of resistance -- Easing along -- Digging deep into law -- A hungry young lawyer -- Taking Jim Crow to court -- Laying it on the line -- Taking down Jim Crow -- The case of the century -- Moving to the other side of the bench -- A minority again -- The legacy.
Subjects:
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Supreme Court -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American lawyers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American judges -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. Supreme Court -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American lawyers -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American judges -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 1260L
ISBN:
9780670062287 (hardcover)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T BIOGRAPHY Marshall | North Main | Teen Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-239) and index.