From the U.S. Department of State:
"Thurgood Marshall stands as one of the great American heroes of the 20th century: He was the attorney who ended legal segregation in the United States with his victory in the Brown v. Board of Education case, and the U.S. Supreme Court justice who championed expanded rights for every individual American -- minorities, women, and immigrants, among many others. The essays that follow chronicle Marshall's rise in a society marred by segregation, his development as the accomplished lawyer who won "the case of the century" as well as many other important cases, and his appointment as the first African-American Supreme Court justice. His is the story of how one person, dedicated to the ideal of human rights for all, can succeed in changing society and improve the lives of millions of men and women..."
Source: Law Librarian Blog
