Thurgood Marshall: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Biographies and studies of Marshall’s career include Michael D. Davis and Hunter R. Clark, Thurgood Marshall: Warrior at the Bar, Rebel at the Bench, updated and rev. ed. (1994); Roger L. Goldman and David Gallen, Thurgood Marshall: Justice for All (1992); Carl T. Rowan, Dream Makers, Dream Breakers: The World of Justice Thurgood Marshall (1993, reissued 2002); Randall W. Bland, Private Pressure on Public Law: The Legal Career of Justice Thurgood Marshall, 1934–1991, rev. ed. (1993); Mark V. Tushnet, Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1936–1961 (1994, reissued 1996), and Making Constitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961–1991 (1997); Howard Ball, A Life Defiant: Thurgood Marshall and the Persistence of Racism in America (1998); and Juan Williams, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary (1998, reissued 2000).

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Article History

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Add new Web site: Scholarship at Georgetown Law - Celebrating Thurgood Marshall: The Prophetic Dissenter (PDF). Oct 16, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jun 28, 2026
Add new Web site: UC San Diego - Thurgood Marshall College - About Justice Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993). Apr 21, 2026
Add new Web site: Virginia Museum of History and Culture - Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History. Mar 13, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Supreme Court Historical Society - Thurgood Marshall as an Advocate. Nov 29, 2025
Add new Web site: Digital Commons at UM Carey Law - Thurgood Marshall, The Race Man, and Gender Equality in the Courts (PDF). Oct 17, 2025
Article revised. Sep 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Scholarship at Hofstra Law - Lessons from Iconic Leaders: Thurgood Marshall and Nelson Mandela (PDF). Aug 08, 2025
Add new Web site: Bowie State University - Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court Justice. Dec 17, 2024
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Thurgood Marshall Biography. Oct 29, 2024
Cross-reference added. Sep 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Legal Defense Fund - Thurgood Marshall. Aug 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Thurgood Marshall. May 09, 2024
Add new Web site: United States Department of Justice - Office of the Solicitor General - Solicitor General: Thurgood Marshall. Mar 28, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 26, 2024
Add new Web site: United States Courts - Moments In History: Remembering Thurgood Marshall. Dec 04, 2023
Add new Web site: United States Courts - Justice Thurgood Marshall Profile - Brown v. Board of Education Re-enactment. Aug 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Social Welfare History Project - Bioraphy of Thurgood Marshall. May 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Thurgood Marshall. Mar 30, 2023
Add new Web site: American Heritage - Thurgood Marshall, American Revolutionary. Jan 06, 2023
Article revised and updated. Mar 09, 2020
Removed erroneous cross-reference. Jul 09, 2019
Media added. Sep 18, 2018
Media added. Oct 04, 2016
Add new Web site: Great Black Heroes - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Oct 30, 2014
Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Oct 29, 2014
Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Jun 26, 2013
Add new Web site: Oyez - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Jun 26, 2013
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Jun 26, 2013
Add new Web site: Social Studies for Kids - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Jun 26, 2013
Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Jun 26, 2013
Add new Web site: History Learning Site - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Jun 26, 2013
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Thurgood Marshall. Apr 13, 2009
Media added. Dec 08, 2006
Added new Web site: Thurgood Marshall - American Revolutionary. May 17, 2006
Article revised. Dec 03, 2004
Article added to new online database. Jan 12, 2000
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