Dream makers, dream breakers Book

When I was a teen, listening to Martin Luther King, I ignorantly thought the civil rights movement was "just starting", though I WAS vaguely aware of the 1954 Brown Vs. Topeka school de-segregation case.

Did I learn a lot from this book!! Thurgood Marshall, born in 1908 was an early and tireless member of the NAACP since its earliest days. I read with fascination of many cases in the 1930's and 1940's which set the stage for the continuance of the civil rights movement of the 1960's.

I discovered the many important cases that Marshall won before the ladmark 1954 case. Representing the NAACP , he argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court--and won 29! Considering the complexity of most cases before the Supreme Court, that is an incredible record.

Regardless of political beliiefs, Thurgood Marshall was an dynamic character and a skilled jurist caught up in the great legal battles of his time. The book is a well written mixture of interesting legal facts, and fascinating personal interviews and anecdotes with a very remarkable man.

REcommended for those interested in either Thurgood Marshall or the early years of the Civil Rights movement. Highly recommended for those with any interest in the US legal system.