The Office of Undergraduate Studies is pleased to present all new students with a copy of Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary, by Juan Williams. Marshall, the nation's first African American Supreme Court justice, was a seminal figure in the civil rights revolution in the 20th century, who forever changed the landscape of American society. It was Marshall who won the most important legal case of the century, Brown v. Board of Education, ending the legal separation of black and white children in public schools. Juan Williams is the author of the non-fiction bestseller Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965. Mr. Williams began his journalistic career more than 20 years ago at The Washington Post. He has served the paper as a police reporter, editorial writer, columnist, and White House correspondent. Articles by Williams have appeared in magazines ranging from Fortune and The Atlantic Monthly to Ebony, Gentlemen's Quarterly, and The New Republic. firstyearbook@umd.edu

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	Exhibit - McKeldin Library, First Floor Ongoing exhibit to highlight the University's 2005-2006 First Year Book, "Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary," by Juan Williams.

[Updated on February 15, 2006 ]