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OverviewMuch has been written about Thurgood Marshall, but this is the first book to collect his own words. Here are briefs he filed as a lawyer, oral arguments for the landmark school desegregation cases, investigative reports on race riots and racism in the Army, speeches and articles outlining the history of civil rights and criticizing the actions of more conservative jurists, Supreme Court opinions now widely cited in Constitutional law, a long and complete oral autobiography, and much more. Marshall's impact on American race relations was greater than that of anyone else this century, for it was he who ended legal segregation in the United States. His victories as a lawyer for the NAACP broke the color line in housing, transportation, voting, and schools by overturning the long-established ""separate-but-equal"" doctrine. But Marshall was attentive to all social inequalities: no Supreme Court justice has ever been more consistent in support of freedom of expression, affirmative action, women's rights, abortion rights, and the right to consensual sex among adults; no justice has ever fought so hard against economic inequality, police brutality, and capital punishment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mark V. Tushnet , Randall Kennedy , Randall KennedyPublisher: A Cappella Books Imprint: A Cappella Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.929kg ISBN: 9781556523854ISBN 10: 1556523858 Pages: 552 Publication Date: 01 July 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationMark V. Tushnet is a professor of constitutional law at Georgetown University Law Center and is the author of Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 19361961 and Making Constitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 19611991. He lives in Washington, D.C. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |