Haygood, Wil, <br/><br/>
Showdown :  Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court nomination that changed America / 
Wil Haygood. 
 - viii, 404 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-382) and index. 
<br/><br/>The ghosts of Little Rock -- Willie and Norma Marshall's brave son -- Battling with a legendary country lawyer -- A "Philadelphia Negro" suddenly on standby -- Thurgood Marshall and his Southern hero -- The chairman goes AWOL, and the hunt is on for anti-Marshall votes -- "The Jew" -- The long memory of Evangeline Moore -- Return of the prosecutors -- Painful interruptions for a president and his nominee -- Dear Mr. President -- A rebel's last roar -- Flames -- The Constitution -- Thurgood Marshall's stand in LBJ's Texas -- A nominee in limbo -- Good evening, Mr. Justice Marshall. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307957191 (hardcover) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014044440 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>United States. Supreme Court --Officials and employees--Selection and appointment--History--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Judges--Selection and appointment--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF8745.M34  / H394 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>347.73/2634