Up Close: Thurgood Marshall

By Chris Crowe

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Up Close: Thurgood Marshall

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The first African American appointed to the Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall built his reputation working for the NAACP; it was in this capacity that he won the seminal civil rights case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. The story of Marshall's education and of his years spent arguing civil rights cases across the country shows not only his brilliance, but also his personal courage, generosity, and sense of humor. "I intend to wear life like a very loose garment," Marshall once said, "and never worry about nothin'." Notes. Bibliography. Further reading. Web sites.

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AR Level 9.4 AR Points 7.0 AR Ready No Canadian Rights Yes Dewey B Title alpha Up Close: Thurgood Marshall Level Nonfiction Middle Pages Count 208 Genre Nonfiction Summary Born in Baltimore in 1908 to a working-class family, Marshall was a troublemaker as a boy. He didn’t focus on his studies until marrying Vivian “Buster” Burey, when he was twenty-one. As a student at Howard Law School, Marshall studied with Charles Hamilton Houston; they would be lifelong friends and colleagues. Marshall gained a reputation for his commitment to civil rights cases and became chief counsel for the NAACP. He argued and won cases around the country, including some of the most important civil rights cases in history. Marshall was appointed to the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. He would later become solicitor general of the United States, and then an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Topics Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993). U.S. Supreme Court. Brown et al v. Board of Education of Topeka. Jim Crow laws. Civil War. NAACP. The U.S. Constitution. Slavery. Emancipation Proclamation. Dred Scott decision. Fourteenth Amendment. Plessy v. Ferguson. Family. Misbehavior. Corporal punishment. Segregation. Lynching. Racism. Booker T.Washington (1856-1915). W. E. B. DuBois (1868-1963). Value of hard work. Fights. Bootlegging. Education. Family history. Fraternity life. Marriage. Debate. Charles Hamilton Houston (1895-1950). Mentors. Practicing law. Boycotts. Torture. Coerced confession. Defeat. Death threats. Courage. The doctrine of "separate but equal." Martin Luther King Jr. U.S. Court of Appeals. President Lyndon Johnson. Solicitor general of the United States. Associate justice of the Supreme Court. Malcolm X (1925-1965). Dissenting opinions. Obscenity. Death penalty. Roe v. Wade. Retirement. Legacy. SRC Level 10.400000 SRC Points 11.000000 Lexile 1260L Trim Size 5" x 7" Language English JLG Release Date Aug 2008 Minimum grade 5 Maximum grade 8 Reading level Middle Format Print

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