Thurgood Marshall

A Biography

AvGlenn L. Starks,F. Erik Brooks

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

This book provides a detailed examination of the life and legal legacy of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, including a discussion of the many legal cases in which he was involved.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.Thurgood Marshall: A Biography discusses the life of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in a chronological fashion, and then discusses his legacy after death. Students at all grade levels—including undergraduate and graduate college students—as well as historians and general readers interested in African American history , civil rights, or the U.S. legal system will find this book insightful and useful.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-04-06
Mått:156 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:423 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Greenwood Biographies
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313349164

Utforska kategorier

Konstitution: stat och regering inom Samhälle och politik
Juristyrken inom Juridik
Självbiografier och Memoarer inom Biografier

Mer om författaren

Glenn L. Starks, PhD, is senior acquisition division chief for the U.S. Department of Defense. He holds a doctorate in public policy and administration from Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.F. Erik Brooks, PhD, is assistant to the dean of the college of liberal arts and social sciences and associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. He holds a doctorate in public policy and administration from Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.

Innehållsförteckning

Series ForewordIntroductionTimeline: Events in the Life of Thurgood MarshallChapter 1 Early LifeChapter 2 Lawyer for the NAACPChapter 3 Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaChapter 4 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit CourtChapter 5 Solicitor GeneralChapter 6 U.S. Supreme Court JusticeChapter 7 The Legacy of Thurgood MarshallAppendixThurgood Marshall's EulogySupreme Court Case: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)List of Cases for which Associate Justice Marshall Was the Majority AuthorBibliographyIndex