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Author: Friedman, Michael Jay Justice for All: The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall 
 Background about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who as legal director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) had argued "Brown v. Board of Education" before the Supreme Court. Also includes a timeline, photo gallery, video clips, bibliography, and material about his mentor and law school professor, Charles Hamilton Houston. Available in several languages. From the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. http://www.america.gov/publications/books/justice-for-all-legacy-of-thurgood-marshall.html Topics: Judicial Process Last updated Dec 21, 2008 Free at Last: The U.S. Civil Rights Movement
"This book recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win -- both in law and in practice -- the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans." Includes material on the spread of slavery, Underground Railroad, "Jim Crow" laws, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Thurgood Marshall, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the Voting Rights Act. From the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. http://www.america.gov/publications/books-content/free-at-last.html Topics: Black Resources Last updated Feb 2, 2009 |
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