A biography of the civil rights lawyer who helped end school segregation and served as a Supreme Court Justice.
A biography of the civil rights lawyer who helped end school segregation and served as a Supreme Court Justice.
1965 1967 Ramsey Clark becomes U.S. attorney general . His father , Tom C. Clark , resigns from the Supreme Court . Marshall is named to fill Clark's seat , becoming the first African American on the Court . Warren Burger replaces Earl ...
Clarence Mitchell , of the NAACP Washington bureau , echoed White's feelings when he testified before the Preparedness Subcommittee of the Senate Armed Services Committee in 1951 . Mitchell said : [ blacks ) to risk their lives in war ...
The change also added to Marshall's growing prominence as a part of the Johnson administration. What might result from that growing prominence was a question on the minds of many people. Jet magazine wrote that Marshall was the most ...
... Dr. Arthur M. West ; Dr. Arthur N. , Chip , Marisa , and Arleathia West ; Minna West ; David Wigdor ; Armstrong Williams ; Roger , Chris , and Ashley Williams ; John Wolter ; Janet Sims - Wood ; Robert Zangrando ; and Li Zhao .
Clark retired on June 12, 1967, to avoid a conflict of interest when his son, Ramsey Clark, was appointed attorney general. President Johnson actually appointed Ramsey to force his father from the Supreme Court.
An introduction to the life and accomplishments of Thurgood Marshall, the African American civil rights attorney who became a prominent Supreme Court Justice.
An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the African American civil rights attorney who became a prominent Supreme Court Justice.
A collection of 15 opinions and dissents of this national defender of individual liberties and civil rights, as well as personal recollections of Marshall's closest associates.
Forty of Justice Marshall's opinions ruling on such issues as civil rights, education, abortion, and capital punishment are introduced by a law professor who highlights the issues and illuminates the workings of an astute legal mind. 35,000 ...
A biography emphasizing the childhood of the man who became the first African-American to sit on the United States Supreme Court.
Much has been written about Thurgood Marshall, but this is the first book to collect his own words.
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.
Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991.
Describes the Justice's early life in a segregated Baltimore, his work as a civil rights attorney, and his record on the bench
A biography of the first black appointed to the Supreme Court.
Shows how a school troublemaker went on to become the first African-American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court and how he played a vital role in the Brown v.
Highlights the life and accomplishments of Thurgood Marshall, the first African American on the Supreme Court.
A biography of the first Afro-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court.