Williamsburg Regional Library

Showdown, Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America, Wil Haygood

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-382) and index

individual biography

illustrationsportraits

index present

non fiction

Showdown

bibliography

895500987

Wil Haygood

Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America

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 stunning new biography, award-winning author Wil Haygood surpasses the emotional impact of his inspiring best seller The Butler to detail the life and career of one of the most transformative legal minds of the past one hundred years

Bound for Room 2228 -- Day One : Thursday, July 13, 1967. The ghosts of Little Rock ; Willie and Norma Marshall's brave son -- Day Two : Friday, July 14, 1967. Battling with a legendary country lawyer ; A "Philadelphia Negro" suddenly on standby ; Thurgood Marshall and his Southern hero ; the Chairman goes AWOL, and the hunt is on for anti-Marshall votes ; "The Jew" ; The long memory of Evangeline Moore -- Day Three : Tuesday, July 18, 1967. Return of the prosecutors ; Painful interrogations for a President and his nominee ; Dear Mr. President -- Day Four : Wednesday, July 19, 1967. A rebel's last roar ; Flames -- Day Five : Monday, July 24, 1967. The Constitution ; Thurgood Marshall's stand in LBJ's Texas -- Post-hearing : July 25-August 30, 1967. A nominee in limbo -- Confirmation : September 1, 1967. Good evening, Mr. Justice Marshall -- Requiem for Thurgood

adult