Dovey Johnson Roundtree
Author
Language
English
Description
In “Mighty Justice”, trailblazing African American civil rights attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree recounts her inspiring life story that speaks movingly and urgently to our racially troubled times. From the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to the segregated courtrooms of the nation's capital, from the male stronghold of the army where she broke gender and color barriers to the pulpits of churches where women had waited for years for the right...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author’s boundary-breaking career.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First young reader's edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Complemented by black-and-white photos, a young readers’ adaptation of the acclaimed memoir by the late civil rights activist recounts her upbringing in Jim Crow-era North Carolina and her fight for equality and justice in America’s military environments, churches and courtrooms.
