Thurgood Marshall : the making of America
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
Format
Book
ISBN
9781419741043 (HRD), 1419741047 (HRD)
Physical Desc
249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Published
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
Language
English
ISBN
9781419741043 (HRD), 1419741047 (HRD)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-243) and index.
Description
"Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was a US Supreme Court Justice and important civil rights activist. Born in Baltimore, Marshall faced racial segregation at school, but he worked his way up and earned his law degree from Howard University, where he met Charles Hamilton Houston. He followed Houston to New York to serve the NAACP and argued cases as an attorney. He argued more than thirty-two cases before the Supreme Court-more than anyone else in history. And eventually, he argued against laws that justifiedJim Crow segregation-and won. He became the first African American man to serve on the Supreme Court, and he served from 1967-1991. The biography series begins with six books (see below). Unlike other biographies which tell a person's life chronologically and is only about that person's contributions, THE MAKING OF AMERICA series links the stories of individuals to create a single overarching story of America's growth and maturity. Each story becomes more interesting when fit into the larger narrative; however each biography is also a stand-alone title."--,Provided by publisher.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Roxbury Library - Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography | JBIOG MARSHALL KANEFIELD | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American judges -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Judges -- Juvenile literature.
Judges -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Marshall, Thurgood, -- 1908-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Judges -- Juvenile literature.
Judges -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Marshall, Thurgood, -- 1908-1993 -- Juvenile literature.
United States. -- Supreme Court -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kanefield, T. (2020). Thurgood Marshall: the making of America . Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kanefield, Teri, 1960-. 2020. Thurgood Marshall: The Making of America. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Kanefield, Teri, 1960-. Thurgood Marshall: The Making of America Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kanefield, Teri. Thurgood Marshall: The Making of America Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
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