african american lawyers

An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the African American civil rights attorney who became a prominent Supreme Court justice.

In 1917 Nicholas II, Tsar of Russia, was executed by revolutionaries. Now, in response to the collapse of the country's economy, the people have voted to instate a new Tsar, one who will be chosen from the descendents of Nicholas II. But a powerful group of Western businessmen want to make sure he is a candidate they can control, and hire African-American lawyer Miles Lord, with his knowledge of Russian language and history, to check the background of their chosen man. Miles is thrilled with his assignment ... until he becomes the target of an assassination attempt, and must run for his life, guided by a cryptic phrase penned by Rasputin, a bizarre prophecy that the Tsar will return to the throne and that Miles himself will see to it.

An oral history of the American civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama from the perspective of an African-American lawyer.

Charles J. Ogletree reflects on what it was like to grow up during the civil rights movement, focusing on Brown v. Board of Education. He examines the increasing legal challenges of affirmative action, connects these challenges to the issues of reparations, and also asserts that the American judicial system is ambivalent toward education inequalities. In support of the Common Core Learning Standards. (CCLS).

A personal profile of Supreme Court justice Thurgood Marshall, discussing how the discrimination he faced as a child led to his decision to pursue a career in law, and looking at his work to win equal rights for African-Americans, most notably his leadership in "Brown versus the Board of Education.".

Lawyer and civil rights worker Vernon Jordan tells his life story, from his childhood in Atlanta to his years as a leader in the NAACP, the United Negro College Fund, and the National Urban League and as an advisor to both businessmen and presidents.

Presents a biography of Johnnie Cochran, the lawyer who successfully defended O. J. Simpson in one of the most famous trials of the century, and includes information on his formative years and explains his dedication to justice.

The autobiography of a fair-skinned man who learned, as a child in the 1950s, that he was actually the son of an African American man.

Christopher Darden, a member of the prosecution team during the O.J. Simpson trial, discusses his life, the Simpson case, racism, and his disillusionment with the legal system in the United States.