I believe this is why I have chosen to do my report on him out of all the other justices to date. ... The book I read was called Dreammakers, Dream Breakers. ... With this review I would like to show what I have learned and gained from this excersise and show how much Marshall had to do with the changes in procedures of criminal law, civil rights, and politics in general. ... When Thurgood started school no one really expected that much from him. ... He wanted to get out of the libraries, start his own, have his own and be his own man. ...

• Word Count: 4823
• Approx Pages: 19
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A book can be the window to a whole new world. ... Never has a book of history opened my eyes wider, captivated me more, than the story of Malcom Little. ... He started out as a shoe shine boy, working at a dance hall for white dances and occasionally black dances when they were allowed. ... When Malcom took the watch to the jeweler, he recognized it from a police report he had received. ... Malcom did what his brother told him to do and began wondering how his brother was going to spring him from prison. ...

• Word Count: 4036
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Unfortunately, at the same time, the FBI was reporting dramatic increases in the national crime rate. In the 1960s, crime rates rose for about 10 years; reported street crime quadrupled, and homicide rates doubled. ... Black activists started campaigning for what later became the notorious Rockefeller drug laws and other unreasonable sentencing measures. ... The emergence of crack cocaine, which was largely started by corrupt politicians one could argue, was sensationalized in the media. ... As a nation, we had a choice about how to respond. ...

• Word Count: 4144
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography