Thurgood Marshall was a born lawyer—the loudest talker, funniest joke teller, and best arguer from the time he was a kid growing up in Baltimore in the early 1900s. He would go on to become the star of his high school and college debate teams, a stellar law student at Howard University, and, as a lawyer, a one-man weapon against the discriminatory laws against black Americans. After only two years at the NAACP, he was their top lawyer and had earned himself the nickname Mr. Civil Rights. He argued—and won—cases before the Supreme Court, including one of the most important cases in American history: Brown v Board of Education. And he became the first black U.S. Supreme Court Justice in history.
Like its subject, here is a biography that crackles with energy and intensity—a great introduction to a great man.
Author’s note, with photographs. Full-color illustrations done in watercolor and collage.
Topics Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993). US Supreme Court. African American judges. Lawyers. Segregation. Civil rights. Biography.
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Lexile 950L
Trim Size 10" x 10"
JLG Span Winter
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2019-09-02
JLG Release Date Jan 2020
Minimum grade 1
Maximum grade 4
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
Biography Elementary Plus
Biography Elementary Plus (Grades 1-4)
For Grades 1-4
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