Glenn L. Starks, PhD, is senior acquisition division chief for the U.S. Department of Defense. He holds a doctorate in public policy and administration from Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.F. Erik Brooks, PhD, is assistant to the dean of the college of liberal arts and social sciences and associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro. He holds a doctorate in public policy and administration from Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.

• Series ForewordIntroductionTimeline: Events in the Life of Thurgood MarshallChapter 1 Early LifeChapter 2 Lawyer for the NAACPChapter 3 Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaChapter 4 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit CourtChapter 5 Solicitor GeneralChapter 6 U.S. Supreme Court JusticeChapter 7 The Legacy of Thurgood MarshallAppendixThurgood Marshall's EulogySupreme Court Case: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)List of Cases for which Associate Justice Marshall Was the Majority AuthorBibliographyIndex