<p>As a lawyer, Thurgood Marshall played an incredible role in ending legal segregation in the United States. For thirty years he traveled across the country for the NAACP, trying cases and encouraging African Americans to fight against discrimination. His successes made him a highly respected lawye
Thurgood Marshall
โ Scribed by Taylor-Butler, Christine
- Publisher
- New York : Children's Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Learn about the life of the famous African American judge
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<p>Thurgood Marshall was the first African American Supreme Court Justice. As a lawyer, he won the Supreme Court Case <i>Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka</i> that integrated all public schools in the United States. But Marshall's contributions extend far beyond significantly advancing the civil