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- Počet stran
- 416 stránek
- Čas čtení
- 15 hodin
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Through the lens of a pivotal Senate hearing, this biography explores Thurgood Marshall's monumental impact on civil rights and the legal landscape in America. Over his forty-year career, he dismantled the separate-but-equal doctrine and championed human rights, becoming the first African-American Supreme Court justice. Author Wil Haygood delves into Marshall's life and the various figures—politicians, lawyers, and activists—who influenced or opposed the civil rights movement, highlighting Marshall's enduring legacy on racial politics in the twentieth century.
Nákup knihy
Showdown, Wil Haygood
- Jazyk
- Rok vydání
- 2016
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- Titul
- Showdown
- Podtitul
- Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Wil Haygood
- Vydavatel
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Vydavatel
- 2016
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 416
- ISBN13
- 9780307947376
- Anotace
- Through the lens of a pivotal Senate hearing, this biography explores Thurgood Marshall's monumental impact on civil rights and the legal landscape in America. Over his forty-year career, he dismantled the separate-but-equal doctrine and championed human rights, becoming the first African-American Supreme Court justice. Author Wil Haygood delves into Marshall's life and the various figures—politicians, lawyers, and activists—who influenced or opposed the civil rights movement, highlighting Marshall's enduring legacy on racial politics in the twentieth century.