Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. He was the first African American to hold that position, and was one of the most influential legal actors of his time. Before being appointed to the Supreme Court by President Lyndon Johnson, Marshall was a lawyer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Federal Judge (1961-1965), and Solicitor General of the United States (1965-1966). Marshall won twenty-nine of thirty-two cases before the Supreme Court – most notably the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education, which held segregated public schools unconstitutional. Marshall spent his career fighting racial segregation and legal inequality, and his time on the court establishing a record for supporting the "voiceless American." He left a legacy of change that still affects American society today. Through this concise biography, accompanied by primary sources that present Marshall in his own words, students will learn what Marshall did (and did not do) during his life, why those actions were important, and what effects his efforts had on the larger course of American history.

Product Description: Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court Justice. As a lawyer, he won the Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka that integrated all public schools in the United States. But Marshall's contributions extend far beyond significantly advancing the civil rights movement in this nation...read more

The Supreme Court justice recounts his life story, from his impoverished childhood in Jim Crow-era Georgia and his struggles to acquire an education, to his publicly contested confirmation to the nation's highest court.

Based on a 2002 profile of the controversial Supreme Court justice from The Washington Post Magazine, a portrait of Clarence Thomas traces the personal odyssey of the African-American justice from his poor, rural Georgia upbringing to the pinnacle of judicial power, capturing a bitter, isolated, and conflicted man forced to straddle two different worlds. 60,000 first printing.

Product Description: This edition of Who's Who In Black St. Louis offers a special tribute highlighting the local and national accomplishments of civil rights attorney, Frankie Muse Freeman. Further, readers will enjoy a variety of biographical sketches and feature stories about African Americans working and living in the great city of St...read more

Product Description: A major research work, this study examines one of Americas most distinguished Afro-American jurists from the point of view of his legal and philosophical beliefs as practiced from the bench. This monograph is a product of 31 years of research and investigation and includes material derived from interviews with Justice Marshall and his colleagues on the Supreme Court then and now...read more

A series of interviews with noted African American judges relect their unique and important views on American society and the judicial system

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Despite several comic mishaps, eight-year-old Fiona's campaign to convince those around her of the importance of being humane to animals brings her respect and new friends.

Traces the career of Hastie, the first Black federal judge, describes his education and civil rights activities, and discusses his influence on voting rights and the desegregation of the military