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Thurgood Marshall
American Revolutionary
by Juan Williams
ISBN: 0812920287
ISBN-13: 9780812920284
Format: Hardcover
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The story of a man who devoted his life to civil rights and became the first black Supreme Court Justice. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
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"Readers with more stringent expectations of biographies of Supreme Court Justices may arch their eyebrows over William's breezy, capacious style....But the speed and swirl of the book's narrative is more than appropriate for the subject." -- Gene Seymour
-- Nation
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published date: 1998
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 1.85 pounds
Pages: 459
Publisher's Notes
From the bestselling author of Eyes on the Prize, here is the definitive biography of the great lawyer and Supreme Court justice.Thurgood Marshall stands today as the great architect of American race relations, having expanded the foundation of individual rights for all Americans. His victory in the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the landmark Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation, would have made him a historic figure even if he had not gone on to become the first African-American appointed to the Supreme Court. As a young lawyer, Marshall dealt with criminal cases in which blacks were routinely sent to their deaths with barely a trial, and he was once nearly lynched while defending a client. Remembered as a gruff, aloof figure, Marshall in fact had great charisma and a large appetite for life. Away from the courtroom, he was a glamorous figure in Harlem circles, known as a man-about-town who socialized with prizefighter Joe Louis, singer Cab Calloway, and other black luminaries. He lived in every decade of the century and knew every president from Franklin Roosevelt to Bill Clinton, becoming a respected member of Washingtons power elite, known for his savvy and quick wit.But beneath Marshalls charm was a hard-nosed drive to change America that led to surprising clashes with Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X. Most intriguing of all was Marshall's secret and controversial relationship with FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover, revealed here for the first time. Based on eight years of research and interviews with over 150 sources, Thurgood Marshall is the sweeping and inspirational story of an enduring figure in American life, a descendant of slaves who became a true hero for all people. As Juan Williams shows, in page after vivid page, Thurgood Marshall fulfilled the promise of democracy and changed our history.
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New York: Times Books, 1998. Hardcover in dust-jacket. 459pp., Index. Illustrated with photographs. First edition thus. No name, no book-plate, no remainder marks, etc. Presumed History Book Club issue, no price on dust-jacket flap. The definitive biography of the great lawyer and Supreme Court Justice. A clean, square, tightly bound copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. . Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Great Expectations Rare Books (United States)
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New York: Random House, 1998. 459 pages including notes, bibliography, principal cases and index. The biography of a strong and often controversial Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who presided over the Brown vs. Goard of Education decision desegregating schools.. ISBN: 0812920287. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. THURGOOD MARSHALL SUPREME COURT JUSTICE BROWN SEGREGATION EDUCATION. ( more information) Offered by Dickinson Books (United States)
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New York: Times Books; Random House, 1998 xviii, 459 pp., illus., biblio., index; 25 cm. Tight, clean copy. Top corners bumped. Stated "First Edition." Dust jacket, nicked at crown/spine, protected in a mylar book cover. "From the bestselling author of Eyes on the Prize, here is the definitive biography of the great lawyer and Supreme Court justice. Thurgood Marshall stands today as the great architect of American race relations, having expanded the foundation of individual rights for all Americans. His victory in the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, the landmark Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation, would have made him a historic figure even if he had not gone on to become the first African-American appointed to the Supreme Court. As a young lawyer, Marshall dealt with criminal cases in which blacks were routinely sent to their deaths with barely a trial, and he was once nearly lynched while defending a client. Remembered as a gruff, aloof figure, Marshall in fact had great charisma and a large appetite for life. Away from the courtroom, he was a glamorous figure in Harlem circles, known as a man-about-town who socialized with prizefighter Joe Louis, singer Cab Calloway, and other black luminaries. He lived in every decade of the century and knew every president from Franklin Roosevelt to Bill Clinton, becoming a respected member of Washington's power elite, known for his savvy and quick wit. But beneath Marshall's charm was a hard-nosed drive to change America that led to surprising clashes with Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert F. Kennedy, and Malcolm X. Most intriguing of all was Marshall's secret and controversial relationship with FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover, revealed here for the first time. Based on eight years of research and interviews with over 150 sources, Thurgood Marshall is the sweeping and inspirational story of an enduring figure in American life, a descendant of slaves who became a true hero for all people. As Juan Williams shows, in page after vivid page, Thurgood Marshall fulfilled the promise of democracy and changed our history. / Juan Williams is the bestselling author of Eyes on the Prize. For twenty-one years, he has been a political analyst and national correspondent for The Washington Post. He has won an Emmy Award for TV documentary writing and has also written for Fortune, The Atlantic Monthly, Ebony, GQ, and The New Republic. He is currently a regular panelist on Fox News Sunday and the host of the syndicated program America's Black Forum. He lives in Washington, D.C." - Publisher. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ( more information) Offered by Left Coast Books (United States)
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