{"product_id":"thurgood-marshall-american-revolutionary-9780812932997","title":"Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - The definitive biography of the great lawyer and Supreme Court justice, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEyes on the Prize\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Magisterial . . . in Williams' richly detailed portrait, Marshall emerges as a born rebel.\"--Jack E. White, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThurgood Marshall was the twentieth century's great architect of American race relations. His victory in the \u003ci\u003eBrown v. Board of Education \u003c\/i\u003edecision, the landmark Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation in the United States, would have made him a historic figure even if he had never been appointed as the first African-American to serve on the Supreme Court. He had a fierce will to change America, which led to clashes with Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcom X, and Robert F. Kennedy. Most surprising was Marshall's secret and controversial relationship with the FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on eight years of research and interviews with over 150 sources, \u003ci\u003eThurgood Marshall\u003c\/i\u003e is the sweeping and inspirational story of an enduring figure in American life who rose from the descendants of slaves to become an American hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780812932997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.07w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2000 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Juan Williams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132847587509,"sku":"9780812932997","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b459ee7b-e696-48fb-8514-232a136fe774.jpg?v=1695134761","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/thurgood-marshall-american-revolutionary-9780812932997","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}