Showdown : Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America /
Wil Haygood.
- viii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-382) and index.
The ghosts of Little Rock -- Willie and Norma Marshall's brave son -- 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 -- Return of the prosecutors -- Painful interruptions for a president and his nominee -- Dear Mr. President -- A rebel's last roar -- Flames -- The Constitution -- Thurgood Marshall's stand in LBJ's Texas -- A nominee in limbo -- Good evening, Mr. Justice Marshall.
9780307957191 (hardcover)
2014044440
Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993.
United States. Supreme Court --Officials and employees--Selection and appointment--History--20th century.
Judges--Selection and appointment--History--United States--20th century.