Thurgood Marshall: The Making of America #6

by Teri Kanefield

2021-01-04 20:03:28

The story of the brilliant lawyer who successfully argued the case that ended legal racial segregation in America   When Thurgood Marshall—the great grandson of a slave—was born, African Americans were denied equal rights in America... Read more
The story of the brilliant lawyer who successfully argued the case that ended legal racial segregation in America
 
When Thurgood Marshall—the great grandson of a slave—was born, African Americans were denied equal rights in America. Segregation was legal. Lynching was common. In some places, African Americans were entirely excluded from public life; they were forbidden to enter public parks and museums or use public swimming pools and restrooms.
 
After being denied admission to the University of Maryland Law School because of his race, Marshall enrolled at Howard University. He graduated first in his class and set out as a young lawyer determined to achieve equality for all Americans. Here is the story of how he did it—how he devised his legal strategy for expanding “we the people,” to include all people.
 
Thurgood Marshall explores his life, from his childhood in Baltimore to his trailblazing career as a civil rights lawyer, and finally his years as a United States Supreme Court justice.

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ISBN9781419741043
Teri Kanefield is a lawyer and writer. Her books have won numerous awards, including the Jane Addams Peace Award in the Older Readers category. She lives with her family in Pleasanton, CA....

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