• Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America Уил Хейгуд
    ISBN: 0307957195, 9780307957191
    Год издания: 2015
    Издательство: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
    Язык: Английский

    Thurgood Marshall brought down the separate-but-equal doctrine, integrated schools, and not only fought for human rights and human dignity but also made them impossible to deny in the courts and in the streets. In this stunning new biography, award-winning author Wil Haygood surpasses the emotional impact of his inspiring best seller The Butler to detail the life and career of one of the most transformative legal minds of the past one hundred years. Using the framework of the dramatic, contentious five-day Senate hearing to confirm Marshall as the first African-American Supreme Court justice, Haygood creates a provocative and moving look…

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