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Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the U.S. Constitution. By the time he was 12, he had most of it memorized and his interest in law had begun to take seed. In 1967 he was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court--the first African American to serve in that position.

Get to know the first African American Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall in this middle grade nonfiction biography of his early years

The childhood of civil rights hero and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall comes to life in this engaging biography. Whenever Thurgood Marshall got into trouble at school, the principal would make him sit in the basement and read the US Constitution. By the time he was twelve, he had most of it memorized, and his interest in law had begun to take seed. In 1967, he was appointed to the US Supreme Court--the first African American to serve in that position.

This book is laced with numerous illustrations, and the back of the book includes a timeline, questions, activities, and a glossary, making it the perfect addition to a classroom or home school setting. Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans.


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COFA THURGOOD MARSHALL

Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Product Weight: 0.29 lbs
Author: Dunham, Montrew
Illustrator: Henderson, Meryl
Publication Date: 1998-08-01
Language: English
Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
Publisher: ALADDIN
Dewey Decimal Classification: B
Audience Age Group: 08 to 12
Number of Units in Package: 1

ISBN: 9780689820427