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Showdown : Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America / Wil Haygood. by Haygood, Wil. Call #: 347.732634 M369h Subjects Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993.   United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment -- History -- 20th century.   United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Biography.   United States. Supreme Court -- History -- 20th century.   United States. Supreme Court -- Biography.   National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- History.   Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Judges, Black -- United States -- Biography.   Judges -- United States -- Biography   Civil rights movements -- United States -- History   Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Blacks -- Civil rights -- United States -- History.   Lawyers, Black -- United States -- Biography. ISBN:  9780307957191 (hc.) 0307957195 (hc.) 9780307947376 (pbk.) 9780307947376 (pbk.) Alternate title:  Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America Edition:  First edition. Description:  viii, 404 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm Notes:  "A Borzoi Book"--Title page verso. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-382) and index. Contents:  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 -- Requiem for Thurgood. Summary:  A 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. Genre:  Biographies. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Biography 347.732634 M369h Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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