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Supreme Justice: Speeches and Writings: Thurgood Marshall

by Thurgood Marshall

Supreme Justice: Speeches and Writings: Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall 9780812236903 Nonfiction University of Pennsylvania Press University of Pennsylvania Press To understand fully the complexit...

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Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall 0000000082322775 Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was a prominent civil rights activist and the first African-American Supreme Court Justice. Notably, he served as Associate Justice fr...

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Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America

by Gilbert King

Devil in the Grove: Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America Gilbert King 9780061792267 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins Arguably the most important American lawyer of the ...

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Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation

by Rawn James Jr.

Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation Rawn James Jr. 9781596916067 Fiction Bloomsbury Press Bloomsbury Publishing The riveting story of the...

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Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All

by Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All Thurgood Marshall 9780881848052 Nonfiction Carroll & Graf Perseus Books Group Edited by Roger Goldman and David Gallen Forty of Justice Marshall's opinions rul...

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Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America

by Wil Haygood

Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America Wil Haygood 9780307957191 Nonfiction Knopf Penguin Random House Thurgood Marshall brought down the separate-but-equal ...

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Clarence Thomas

Clarence Thomas 0000000121205943 Clarence Thomas, born in 1948, is an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, nominated by President G. H. W. Bush. He succeeded Thurgood Marshall in 1991, becomi...

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Thurgood

by Jonah Winter

Thurgood Jonah Winter 9781524765330 Nonfiction Schwartz & Wade Random House Children's Books Thurgood Marshall—the first black justice on the Supreme Court and a giant of the civil rights movement—jum...

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The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy

by Kekla Magoon

The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy Kekla Magoon 9780062912510 Nonfiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins The story of an all-black regiment’s assault on the impregnab...

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Thurgood Marshall

by Christine Taylor Butler

Thurgood Marshall Christine Taylor Butler 9780516270999 Nonfiction Children’s Book Press Lee & Low Books Learn about the life of the famous African American judge.

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Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary

by Juan Williams

Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary Juan Williams 9780812932997 Nonfiction Broadway Books Penguin Random House This New York Times Notable Book of the Year, 1998, is now in trade paper. From the...

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Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice

by James Haskins

Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice James Haskins 9780805020953 Nonfiction Henry Holt & Company (BYR) Macmillan Publishers Examines the life and accomplishments of the first black judge to be appoin...

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Richard Rothstein

Richard Rothstein 0000000078408832 Richard Rothstein is a renowned researcher at the Economic Policy Institute and a Fellow at both the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and...

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Noel Hankin

Noel Hankin NONE Noel Hankin, founder of The Best of Friends, Inc., pioneered disco nightlife in NYC, paving the way for the disco explosion of the '70s. A retired executive from Moët Hennessy USA a...

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Dwayne Ashley

Dwayne Ashley NONE Dwayne Ashley, CEO of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund, helps HBCUs through scholarships and education programs. He has partnered with top companies like Coca-Cola and Micros...

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The People’s House: The Power and Presence of African Americans in the White House

by Michelle D. Commander and Kathleen M. Kendrick

The People’s House: The Power and Presence of African Americans in the White House Michelle D. Commander and Kathleen M. Kendrick 9780143139072 Nonfiction Penguin Classics Penguin Random House A new a...

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Breakout

by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon

Breakout Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon 9780063217508 Fiction Quill Tree Books HarperCollins Trapped at a luxurious resort off the coa...

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Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s: A Picture Book

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s: A Picture Book Carole Boston Weatherford 9781419771484 Fiction Abrams Appleseed Abrams From Colin Kaepernick to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Benjamin Crump, Hair ...

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Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad

by Matthew F. Delmont

Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad Matthew F. Delmont 9781984880413 Nonfiction Penguin Books Penguin Random House The definitive history ...

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To Speak a Defiant Word: Sermons and Speeches on Justice and Transformation

by Pauli Murray

To Speak a Defiant Word: Sermons and Speeches on Justice and Transformation Pauli Murray 9780300268065 Nonfiction Yale University Press Yale University Press Twenty-five years of writings by the relig...

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Liberation and the Cosmos: Conversations with the Elders, Revised Edition

by Barbara A. Holmes

Liberation and the Cosmos: Conversations with the Elders, Revised Edition Barbara A. Holmes 9781506488424 Nonfiction Fortress Press 1517 Media The rich legacy of black critical thought, creative expre...

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Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln

by Fred Lee Hord

Knowing Him by Heart: African Americans on Abraham Lincoln Fred Lee Hord 9780252044687 Nonfiction University of Illinois Press University of Illinois Press Though not blind to Abraham Lincoln’s imperf...

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Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America

by Al Sharpton

Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America Al Sharpton 9781335639912 Nonfiction Hanover Square Press Hanover Square Press Bestselling author Reverend Al Sharpton...

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Say It Loud!: On Race, Law, History, and Culture

by Randall Kennedy

Say It Loud!: On Race, Law, History, and Culture Randall Kennedy 9780593316047 Nonfiction Pantheon Books Penguin Random House A collection of provocative essays exploring the key social justice issues...

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Black Is a Rainbow Color

by Angela Joy

Black Is a Rainbow Color Angela Joy 9781626726314 Fiction Roaring Brook Press Macmillan Publishers A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a c...

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The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities

by Lawrence C. Ross Jr.

The Divine Nine: The History of African American Fraternities and Sororities Lawrence C. Ross Jr. 9781496728876 Nonfiction Dafina Kensington Publishing Corp. This comprehensive history of African Amer...

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Betty Before X

by Ilyasah Shabazz

Betty Before X Ilyasah Shabazz 9780374306106 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Younger Readers Macmillan Publishers In Detroit, 1945, eleven-year-old Betty’s house doesn’t quite feel like ho...

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We the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Founding Fathers’ Vision of America

by Juan Williams

We the People: The Modern-Day Figures Who Have Reshaped and Affirmed the Founding Fathers’ Vision of America Juan Williams 9780307952042 Nonfiction Crown Penguin Random House What would the Foundin...

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Where Everybody Looks Like Me: At the Crossroads of America’s Black Colleges and Culture

by Ron Stodghill

Where Everybody Looks Like Me: At the Crossroads of America’s Black Colleges and Culture Ron Stodghill 9780062323231 Nonfiction Amistad HarperCollins A richly reported account of the forces threatenin...

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Sugar Hill: Harlem’s Historic Neighborhood

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Sugar Hill: Harlem’s Historic Neighborhood Carole Boston Weatherford 9780807576502 Fiction Albert Whitman & Company Albert Whitman & Company Take a walk through Harlem’s Sugar Hill and meet all the am...

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The Secret of Magic

by Deborah Johnson

The Secret of Magic Deborah Johnson 9780399157721 Fiction G.P. Putnam’s Sons Penguin Random House In 1946, a young female attorney from New York City attempts the impossible: attaining justice for a b...

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People in Black History: Famous African Americans

by Kingsley H. Smith

People in Black History: Famous African Americans Kingsley H. Smith B005FTXREW Nonfiction Kindle Direct Publishing Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Are you searching for facts and information about the l...

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The Words of African-American Heroes (Newmarket Words Of Series)

by Clara Villarosa

The Words of African-American Heroes (Newmarket Words Of Series) Clara Villarosa 9781557049469 Nonfiction William Morrow HarperCollins Celebrating notable African Americans, this inspirational and tho...

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Let Me Live

by Angelo Herndon

Let Me Live Angelo Herndon 9780472031993 Nonfiction University of Michigan Press University of Michigan Press  Let Me Live tells the remarkable story of Angelo Herndon, a coal miner who worked as a la...

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Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin

by John Hope Franklin

Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin 9780374530471 Fiction Farrar, Straus and Giroux Macmillan Publishers John Hope Franklin lived through America’s most defin...

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Great Speeches By African Americans: Frederick Douglass

by James Daley

Great Speeches By African Americans: Frederick Douglass James Daley 9780486447612 Nonfiction Dover Publications Dover Publications Tracing the struggle for freedom and civil rights across two centurie...

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All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown V. Board of Education

by Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.

All Deliberate Speed: Reflections on the First Half-Century of Brown V. Board of Education Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. 9780393326864 Nonfiction W. W. Norton & Company W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. In what...

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Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture)

by Barbara Ransby

Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision (Gender and American Culture) Barbara Ransby 9780807856161 Nonfiction University of North Carolina Press University of North Caro...

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Politically Considered: 50th Commemoration of the Supreme Court Decision of 1954

by Mahmoud El-Kati

Politically Considered: 50th Commemoration of the Supreme Court Decision of 1954 Mahmoud El-Kati 9780967558127 Nonfiction Papyrus Publishing Inc. Papyrus Publishing Inc. Politically Considered explore...

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Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP

by Janet Cheatham Bell

Till Victory Is Won: Famous Black Quotations from the NAACP Janet Cheatham Bell 9780743428255 Nonfiction Washington Square Press Simon & Schuster, Inc. Taking its title from the moving lyrics of the...

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Explore Black History With Wee Pals

by Morrie Turner

Explore Black History With Wee Pals Morrie Turner 9780940975798 Fiction Just Us Books Just Us Books, Inc. This pioneering comic strip, first appearing in 1964, introduces Black achirvers including Cri...

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Wisdom of the Elders

by Robert Fleming

Wisdom of the Elders Robert Fleming 9780345409751 Nonfiction One World/Ballantine Penguin Random House "Know whence you came. If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go....

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Derrick Bell

Derrick Bell 0000000108752280 Derrick Bell, the first tenured African-American professor at Harvard Law School and one of the first African-American law school deans, was a pioneer in critical race t...

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Stephen L. Carter

Stephen L. Carter 0000000114553253 Stephen L. Carter, a distinguished Yale Law professor with 30 years of experience, is an acclaimed author of seven nonfiction works and three bestselling novels. Bo...

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Sheryll Cashin

Sheryll Cashin NONE Sheryll Cashin, an acclaimed author and Georgetown University Law Professor, focuses on US racism and inequality. Recognized by the NAACP and New York Times, she also worked in th...

Book Review

Slaves with Swag: The Negroes Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention

by Kam Williams

Slaves with Swag: The Negroes Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention Kam Williams Book Review “Every February, your history teachers taught you about nine African-Americans: Martin Luther Kin...

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Say It Loud! Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African-American Identity

by Kam Williams

Say It Loud! Great Speeches on Civil Rights and African-American Identity Kam Williams Book Review "This is the second anthology of great speeches by African-Americans meant for the eye and ea...

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The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice

by Kam Williams

The Lawyer as Leader: How to Plant People and Grow Justice Kam Williams Book Review “The social challenges of our time are enormous. About one in seven U.S. residents live in poverty, and t...

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Culture Worrier: Selected Columns 1984—2014: Reflections on Race

by Kam Williams

Culture Worrier: Selected Columns 1984—2014: Reflections on Race Kam Williams Book Review “These pages represent some of the valuable lessons I’ve learned about people and media over t...

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Supreme Discomfort

by Kam Williams

Supreme Discomfort Kam Williams Book Review ’[Clarence] Thomas once said he would never accept a race-based job, and yet he spent an entire federal career in such positions’ The irony i...

Excerpt

Journey To Justice

by Johnnie Cochran

Journey To Justice Johnnie Cochran Excerpt WHY I WANTED TO BE A LAWYER I have often been asked why I wanted to be a lawyer. One of the most important things that happened to me during ...

Interview

Juan Williams - The "Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate" Interview [August 2011]

by Kam Williams

Juan Williams - The "Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate" Interview [August 2011] Kam Williams Interview Juan Williams Un-Muzzled Juan Williams was born in Panama on April 10, 1954, but ...

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