| Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America Contributor(s): Haygood, Wil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307947378 ISBN-13: 9780307947376 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Lawyers & Judges - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Law | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.2" W x 8" (0.85 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the course of his forty-year career, Thurgood Marshall brought down the separate-but-equal doctrine, integrated schools, and not only fought for human rights and human dignity but also made them impossible to deny in the courts and in the streets. In this galvanizing biography, award-winning author Wil Haygood uses the framework of the dramatic, contentious five-day Senate hearing to confirm Marshall as the first African-American Supreme Court justice, to weave a provocative and moving look at Marshall's life as well as at the politicians, lawyers, activists, and others who shaped--or desperately tried to stop--the civil rights movement. An authoritative account of one of the most transformative justices of the twentieth century, Showdown makes clear that it is impossible to overestimate Thurgood Marshall's lasting influence on the racial politics of our nation. |