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Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 The Supreme Court as Protector of Civil Rights: Equal Protection of the Laws.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09640.112 Author/Creator: Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: May 1951 Pagination: 10 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 15.9 cm Order a Copy

One pamphlet entitled, "The Supreme Court as Protector of Civil Rights: Equal Protection of the Laws," by Thurgood Marshall dated May 1951. Discusses the effects of the Fourteenth Amendment rulings such as Plessy v. Ferguson, Pace v. Alabama and others related to race discrimination.

Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993

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