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| Genre/forme : | Biography |
|---|---|
| Personne nommée : | Thurgood Marshall |
| Type d’ouvrage : | Biographie |
| Format : | Livre |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
Larry S Gibson |
| ISBN : | 9781616145712 1616145714 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 764387221 |
| Description : | 413 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contenu : | Is there an investigation taking place? -- The Baltimore Grocers' grandson -- Marshall's high school years -- Lincoln University -- Educating a social engineer -- A new lawyer joins the brotherhood -- Buy where you can work -- Black and white and red all over -- The civil cases -- The criminal cases -- The murder of Kater Stevens -- The first step on the road to Brown -- Becoming a leader among lawyers -- The Baltimore County HIgh School case -- Financial pressures and career decision -- Commuting back for equal teacher pay. |
| Responsabilité : | Larry S. Gibson. |
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"A well-researched and engaging biography and a fine addition to Marshall scholarship." --"Kirkus Reviews"<br> <br> "Succeeds in making Marshall's story immediate and vital." --"Publishers Weekly"<br><br>"[A]n insightful portrait of a complex man." --"Booklist"<br><br>"The most accurate book ever published about my husband." <br>--Cecilia S. Marshall, Wife of Thurgood Marshall<br><br>"A page-turner. Its compelling story is a must-read for anyone who wishes to understand a great man and the history of the civil rights movement. I enthusiastically recommend this book."<br>--Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Professor of law, Harvard Law School, and author of "The Presumption of Guilt"<br><br>"Gibson vividly recounts the remarkable journey that shaped one of the most influential icons of the twentieth century."<br>--Marc H. Morial, President and chief executive officer of the National Urban League<br><br>"A triumph of discovery and restraint, "Young Thurgood" transports readers into a vivid, indomitable black culture that equipped this legal giant to remake our world."<br>--Taylor Branch, Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Cartel"<br><br>"I commend [this book] to every American who wishes to better understand our nation's ongoing struggle for universal civil rights."<br>--Elijah E. Cummings, US Congressperson from Maryland<br><br>"A powerful account of Marshall's formative years and new insight into the early years of the NAACP."<br>--Benjamin Jealous, President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Lire la suite...
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- Marshall, Thurgood, -- 1908-1993.
- United States. -- Supreme Court -- Officials and employees.
- Judges -- United States -- Biography.
- United States. -- Supreme Court -- History.
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