Title: Making constitutional law : Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991 /
Authors: Tushnet, Mark V., 1945-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Marshall, Thurgood,; Judges United States Biography; Civil rights United States History; Constitutional law United States
Abstract: Making Constitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991 focuses on the second half of a brilliant and unique career. When tapped by LBJ in 1967 to ascend to the High Court, the seasoned Marshall - as the first African-American Justice - brought desegregation to the bench in word, thought, and deed. But as Mark V. Tushnet illustrates in this book, Marshall, a Great Society liberal, brought many other progressive concepts and convictions.