false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172262562m/156521.jpg 156521 1 <I>Washington Post</I> correspondent and TV commentator Juan Williams has produced an illuminating look at a true giant of 20th-century American politics. Williams retells the story of Thurgood Marshall's successful desegregation of public schools in the U.S. with his victory in the case of <I>Brown</I> v. <I>Board of Education</I>, followed by his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1967 for a 24-year term. But he also recounts how W.E.B. Du Bois, then the head of the NAACP, gave a cold shoulder to the younger Marshall (who eventually helped oust Du Bois from the organization), and describes the tug of war between Marshall and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, as well as the mind games Lyndon Johnson played on Marshall before nominating him for the Supreme Court. Readers also learn about Marshall's relationship with his replacement, Clarence Thomas, which was surprisingly civil given their contrary views on affirmative action. Williams has captured many examples of Thurgood Marshall's heroism and humanity in this comprehensive yet readable biography of a complex, combative, and courageous civil rights figure. <I>--Eugene Holley Jr.</I> 151048 1 2 2000 Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary total:58|5:14|4:28|3:14|2:2|1:0| 58 228 94 13 4 0 false false Wed Sep 30 17:02:40 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 17:27:19 -0700 2009
The chronological narrative plows through many of Marshall's legal battles, sometimes too briefly, but gives a ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 14:12:47 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 14:14:22 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 28 18:30:14 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 18:31:48 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 10:36:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 10:27:57 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 10:36:21 -0700 2009
Not the most well written book, but the most comprehensive book on the former Justice to date.]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 20 11:14:36 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 12:10:53 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 19:20:23 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 15:51:23 -0700 2008
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This book covers it all. From his childhood in Baltimore, through his education, his career as a fearsome attorney and his tenure as a lega...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 01 14:36:19 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 25 08:55:23 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 12 15:53:10 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 15:57:31 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 07 21:13:48 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 21:15:09 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Nov 17 06:39:32 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 06:41:34 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Sep 15 08:53:51 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 08:57:41 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 18:59:44 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 18:59:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 17:22:27 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 17:22:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 14:05:56 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 14:05:56 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Oct 04 23:15:46 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 23:15:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 27 11:57:32 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 11:57:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 13 09:28:58 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 09:28:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Aug 20 16:46:23 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 16:46:23 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=156521