Thurgood Marshall: His Speeches, Writings, Arguments, Opinions and Reminiscences
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Much has been written about Thurgood Marshall, but this is the first book to collect his own words. Here are briefs he filed as a lawyer, oral arguments for the landmark school desegregation cases, investigative reports on race riots and racism in the Army, speeches and articles outlining the history of civil rights and criticizing the actions of more conservative jurists, Supreme Court opinions now widely cited in Constitutional law, a long and complete oral autobiography, and much more. Marshall’s impact on American race relations was greater than that of anyone else this century, for it was he who ended legal segregation in the United States. His victories as a lawyer for the NAACP broke the color line in housing, transportation, voting, and schools by overturning the long-established “separate-but-equal” doctrine. But Marshall was attentive to all social inequalities: no Supreme Court justice has ever been more consistent in support of freedom of expression, affirmative action, women’s rights, abortion rights, and the right to consensual sex among adults; no justice has ever fought so hard against economic inequality, police brutality, and capital punishment. Library Journal Tushnet (constitutional law, Georgetown Univ. Law Ctr.), one of Thurgood Marshall's former law clerks on the Supreme Court, is the author of two previous works on the civil-rights and constitutional-law work of the trailblazing Marshall, the first African American member of the U.S. Supreme Court. This volume is sure to become the standard reference for those who wish to know Marshall, one of the critical American civil rights pioneers of the 20th century, in his own words. In a career ranging from his trial and appellate work for the NAACP to his tenure as an associate justice of the Court, Marshall wrought revolutionary changes in U.S. law and politics, and this collection of his legal briefs, writings, speeches, and judicial opinions, plus a never-before-published oral interview, gives us a superior analysis of the advocate, the democrat, the dissenter, and the unflagging fighter for equality. Recommended for all libraries. Stephen K. Shaw, Northwest Nazarene Univ., Nampa, ID Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
ForewordIntroductionPt. IBriefs and Oral Arguments1Lyons v. Oklahoma (1944)2Brown v. Board of Education (1952)3The School Desegregation Arguments (1952-1955)4Cooper v. Aaron (1958)Pt. IIWritings as a Lawyer5Equal Justice Under Law6Negro Discrimination and the Need for Federal Action7The Gestapo in Detroit8The Legal Attack to Secure Civil Rights9Mr. Justice Murphy and Civil Rights10The Supreme Court as Protector of Civil Rights: Equal Protection of the Laws11Summary Justice - The Negro GI in Korea12Remarks at a Testimonial Dinner Honoring Raymond Pace Alexander, November 25, 195113An Evaluation of Recent Efforts to Achieve Racial Integration in Education Through Resort to the Courts14The Meaning and Significance of the Supreme Court Decree15The Rise and Collapse of the 'White Democratic Primary 'Pt. IIIWritings as a Judge16Celebrating the Second Circuit Centennial17Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [Civil Rights Enforcement and the Supreme Court's Docket]18Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [The Dangers of Judicial Restraint]19Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [The Judiciary and Fundamental Human Liberties]20Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [The Importance of Judicial Neutrality]21Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [The Problem of Summary Disposition in the Supreme Court]22Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [Division on the Court and the Need for a New Appellate Court]23Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [The Need for Effective Remedies When Constitutional Rights Are Violated]24Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [Affirmative Action]25Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [Pretrial Detention]26Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [The Right to Effective Assistance of Counsel]27Remarks at the Second Circuit Judicial Conference [The Future of Civil Rights]28Law and the Quest for Equality29Group Action in Pursuit Justice30Remarks of the Honorable Thurgood Marshall Upon the Occasion of His Acceptance of Honorary Membership in the Association of the Bar31Advancing Public Interest Law Practice: The Role of the Organized Bar32Remarks, New York State Bar Association on Receiving the Gold Medal Award for Distinguished Service in Law33Address at the Eighth Conference on the Law of the World34Remarks at the American College of Trial Lawyers Spring Meeting35Remarks of Mr. Justice Marshall: Acceptance of Learned Hand Medal36Tribute to Charles H. Houston37Commencement Address, University of Virginia38Reflections on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution39Remarks on the Death Penalty Made at the Judicial Conference of the Second Circuit40Remarks at the Annual Dinner in Honor of the Judiciary, American Bar Association41A Tribute to Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.Pt. IVJudicial Opinions42Milliken v. Bradley (1974)43Dandridge v. Williams (1970)44San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973)45Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)46City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson (1989)47United States v. Kras (1973)48Ake v. Oklahoma (1985)49Bounds v. Smith (1977)50Stanley v. Georgia (1969)51Police Department of the City of Chicago v. Mosley (1972)52Powell v. Texas (1968)53Payne v. Tennesse (1991)Pt. VReminiscences54The Reminiscences of Thurgood MarshallSelected BibliographyApp: Annotated List of Important DecisionsPermissions AcknowledgmentsIndex
