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Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Thurgood Marshall was an important pioneer in the civil rights movement both for his work as the lawyer who helped overturn school segregation and as the first African American on the Supreme Court. In this book, readers explore Marshall's life through his historical accomplishments which are enhanced by photographs, insightful facts, and a helpful timeline. Marshall never let "separate but equal" stop him, and this book inspires readers to stand...
4) Thurgood
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes the life of the first black justice on the Supreme Court, from his childhood in Baltimore and his education at Howard University to his work with the NAACP and his activism during the Civil Rights movement.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Thurgood Marshall's determination to make all Americans equal under the law led him to the Supreme Court. But to get to the highest court in the land, Thurgood had to make space for himself every step of the way. Kekla Magoon and Laura Freeman tell the incredible story of the first Black Supreme Court justice.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, but it's his life leading up to that point--from school troublemaker to passionate lawyer--that makes him both accessibly real and a role model to Americans of every color.