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Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America
Book - 2015
"The author of The Butler presents a revelatory biography of the first African-American Supreme Court justice--one of the giants of the civil rights movement, and one of the most transforming Supreme Court justices of the 20th century,"--Novelist.
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2015.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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300 | |a viii, 404 pages : |b illustrations, portraits ; |c 25 cm | ||
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504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-382) and index. | ||
500 | |a "A Borzoi Book"--Title page verso. | ||
505 | 0 | |a Prologue: Bound for Room 2228 -- Day One: Thursday, July 13, 1967 -- The ghosts of Little Rock -- Willie and Norma Marshall's brave son -- Day Two: Friday, July 14, 1967 -- Battling with a legendary country lawyer -- A "Philadelphia negro" suddenly on standby -- Thurgood Marshall and his Southern hero -- the Chairman goes AWOL, and the hunt is on for anti-Marshall votes -- "The Jew" -- The long memory of Evangeline Moore -- Day Three: Tuesday, July 18, 1967 -- Return of the prosecutors -- Painful interrogations for a President and his nominee -- Dear Mr. President -- Day Four: Wednesday, July 19, 1967 -- A rebel's last roar -- Flames -- Day Five: Monday, July 24, 1967 -- The Constitution -- Thurgood Marshall's stand in LBJ's Texas -- Post-Hearing: July 25-August 30, 1967 -- A nominee in limbo -- Confirmation: September 1, 1967 -- Good evening, Mr. Justice Marshall -- Epilogue: Requiem for Thurgood. | |
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