Thurgood Marshall: Race, Rights, and the Struggle for a More Perfect Union (Routledge Historical Americans)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (878 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415506433 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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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. Marshall won twenty-nine of thirty-two cases before the Supreme Court – most notably the landmark case of Brown v. Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. Board of Education, which held segregated public schools unconstitutional. He was the first African American to hold that position, and was one of the most influential legal actors of his time. 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.. 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)
"Clear, concise, and powerful--Charles Zelden draws you in and educates on the impact a jurist can have to change the world!" according to KurtHorn. Another scholarly work from a talented writer, Dr. Zelden masterfully combines erudition with readability. Covering the challenges of being on each side of the bench through the height of a racially-charged America in the twentieth century, Zelden's book on Thurgood Marshall paints a compelling portrait of a true pioneer in American jurisprudence. An important book of American legal history, I highly r. Excellent, well researched I can't add much to Mr. Bernstein's extremely intelligent review. This 201 page book does a great job of presenting Thurgood Marshall's life and work. The writing is excellent, not too academic and not dumbed down. Comparing this book to others about Marshall, Zelden seems to have done very good research and had very good judgment about what was important. Highly recommended. Other books worth reading
This is no small feat. Dudziak, author of Exporting American Dreams: Thurgood Marshall’s African Journey "Providing a valuable overview of Thurgood Marshall’s importance in twentieth-century American history, Charles Zelden tells the story of Marshall’s life and career with clear presentations of the legal and technical materials from which Marshall forged modern civil rights law." – Mark Tushnet, co-editor of The Routledge Handbook of Constitutional Law"What this book does, and does remarkably well…is…nthesize a great deal of informationthis is a book that covers both the man and the many legal battles with whi
Gore: Exposing the Hidden Crisis in American Democracy and The Supreme Court and Elections…Into the Political Thicket.. Zelden is Professor of History at Nova Southeastern University. Charles L. He is the author of many books, including Bush v