"Thank Michael G. Long for bringing to a wider public . [this] well-edited collection of Marshall's letters." -- Kenneth J. Cooper, Boston Globe "The approximately 200 letters and memoranda reproduced here give a comprehensive overview of Marshall's role in 'galvanizing the civil rights movement'. Inspiring. A nuanced treatment of a towering figure." -- Kirkus Reviews "[Marshall's] letters are plenty fascinating.
Not to mention heartbreaking. [Long] has done a wonderful job researching and editing and reminding us of how much we owe to all of our forebears, and this one in particular." -- Louisville Courier Journal "An inside look at the personality, experiences and business interactions of the man who would become the first black Supreme Court Justice." -- Sister to Sister "[E]nlightening. Lawyers will read this book in total awe of Marshall's accomplishments. It reads like a panoramic, at times kaleidoscopic history of race in America. Long's collection of Marshall's record of work is beyond impressive." -- Washington Lawyer "This selection of letters reveals the depth and breadth of Marshall's work long before what we consider the start of the Civil Rights Movement.
" -- Library Journal "Thoroughly illuminating. These letters offer a welcome and readable inner glimpse into [Marshall's] work." -- Publishers Weekly " Marshalling Justice . allows us to see more clearly the trail this legendary litigator blazed for civil rights." -- USA Today "This important collection of Thurgood Marshall's letters poignantly shows the constant motion of his legal mind - and heart - as he soldiered so bravely in pursuit of equal justice. Michael G. Long deserves high praise indeed for unearthing and bringing them to light." -- Wil Haygood, author of King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
"Long has done the world a service. The Marshall letters he has unearthed paint a vivid portrait of an unwavering warrior. Marshalling Justice reminds us of how much can be learned from the collected correspondence of a great man. " -- Kevin Merida, national editor of the Washington Post and co-author of Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas "[These] letters vividly illustrate what life was like for African Americans in the mid-twentieth century and what it was like to be the nation's most important civil rights lawyer. As good a way to get to know Marshall the man and his life as there is." -- Mark Tushnet, author of Making Civil Rights Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1956-61.