Product Description

The story of the first African American to serve on the United States Supreme Court describes his coming of age during a time of legalized segregation and his achievements as council to the NAACP.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2730749 in Books
• Published on: 1994-12-01
• Released on: 1994-12-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 108 pages

Review
Thurgood Marshall was a champion for the rights of all Americans. In breaking the many racial barriers that stood in his way, his successful career was not only a great personal achievement, it was a victory for the nation.

When Thurgood Marshall was a boy, he experienced racism first-hand in segregated schools ds in Baltimore and Harlem. He was denied admission to the University of Maryland Law School because of his race, then graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. He went on to become the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Thurgood Marshall demanded that our government live up to the promise that "all men are created equal." His court victories include the desegregation of schools, and the guarantee that all adults have the right to vote. From his birth in 1908 through the Supreme Court years of the 1990s, Marshall made a lasting impact on the past, present, and future of his country.

"The Story of Thurgood Marshall should be required reading for young people. We learn that Thurgood Marshall was not only a champion of human and civil rights, but arguably the most influential "shaper" of American history and life in the second half of the twentieth century."

William T. McDaniel, Ph.D.

Professor and Chairman, Department of Black Studies

The Ohio State University -- Review

Review
Thurgood Marshall was a champion for the rights of all Americans. In breaking the many racial barriers that stood in his way, his successful career was not only a great personal achievement, it was a victory for the nation.

When Thurgood Marshall was a boy, he experienced racism first-hand in segregated schools ds in Baltimore and Harlem. He was denied admission to the University of Maryland Law School because of his race, then graduated first in his class at Howard University Law School. He went on to become the first African-American to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Thurgood Marshall demanded that our government live up to the promise that "all men are created equal." His court victories include the desegregation of schools, and the guarantee that all adults have the right to vote. From his birth in 1908 through the Supreme Court years of the 1990s, Marshall made a lasting impact on the past, present, and future of his country.

"The Story of Thurgood Marshall should be required reading for young people. We learn that Thurgood Marshall was not only a champion of human and civil rights, but arguably the most influential "shaper" of American history and life in the second half of the twentieth century."

William T. McDaniel, Ph.D.

Professor and Chairman, Department of Black Studies

The Ohio State University

About the Author
Joe Arthur, Ph.D., a history teacher in Columbus, Ohio, has written many books for young adults.