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2) Thurgood
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the first black justice to serve on the Supreme Court.
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Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"Thurgood Marshall was a descendant of slaves who became the first African American Supreme Court justice. As readers explore the main events of his inspiring life, they discover his involvement in some of the most important moments in the fight for civil rights. Essential biographical and historical information is presented through accessible text, including detailed sidebars. Photographs and graphic organizers help readers visualize the people,...
5) Marshall
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career defining cases.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Description
An original and consequential argument about race, crime, and the law Today, Americans are debating our criminal justice system with new urgency. Mass incarceration and aggressive police tactics -- and their impact on people of color -- are feeding outrage and a consensus that something must be done. But what if we only know half the story? In Locking Up Our Own, the Yale legal scholar and former public defender James Forman Jr. weighs the tragic...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
A picture book portrait of the first Black justice on the Supreme Court, presented by two Coretta Scott King Honor winners, includes coverage of Thurgood Marshall's upbringing in segregated Baltimore, achievements with the NAACP and contributions to landmark equality rulings.
8) Thurgood
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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The remarkable celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights advocate and Supreme Court pioneer Thurgood Marshall, the first African American appointed to the nation's highest judicial bench. Filmed before a live audience at the Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater, this compelling one-man play written by Peabody Award and Emmy Award winner George Stevens, Jr. and directed by Emmy Award winner Michael Stevens stars the Emmy Award and Tony Award-winning...
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"On Capitol Hill, they work you to death. Cameron Leann is new to Washington, D.C. An Iowa farm boy without a penny to his name, Cam has joined a group of affluent junior staffers working for a powerful cohort of U.S. Senators known as The Gang of Six. Liz Frost, the group's charismatic leader, teases and strings Cam along as he grows increasingly infatuated with her. Heir to a political dynasty, Randy Lancaster pushes Cam to his limits with his penchant...
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