Hunter R Clark: 2 books
Thurgood Marshall
From His Early Years to Brown
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2014
The date was May 17, 1954. One Supreme Court justice called it “a day that will live in glory.” Another hailed it as “a great day for America and the Court.” It was the day the nine justices handed Thurgood Marshall, chief legal counsel for the plaintiffs, a unanimous victory in Brown v. Board...
Thurgood Marshall
His Triumph in Brown, His Years on the Supreme Court
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2014
The first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall was the only justice who experienced segregation in the back of the bus. From his early life in Baltimore at the turn of the century to his retirement in June 1991 after twenty-four years of service on the...