Mighty justice : the untold story of civil rights trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree
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Author
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, 1914-2018,
Contributors
Asim, Jabari, 1962- adapter.
McCabe, Katie. Justice older than the law.
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, 1914-2018. Mighty justice.
McCabe, Katie, author.
Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First young reader's edition.
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
On Shelf
Main Library - Children's Juvenile
340 Rou
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Published
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2020.
Edition
First young reader's edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 8.1, 6 Points

Notes

General Note
Includes index.
General Note
"Adapted from the book Justice older than the law : the life of Dovey Johnson Roundtree by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe, originally published by the University Press of Mississippi in 2009 and reissued as Mighty justice : my life in civil rights by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing, in 2019."-- Title page verso.
Description
A biography of Dovey Johnson Roundtree--one of the first black women to break the racial and gender barriers in the US Army, and an attorney in the segregated courtrooms of Washington, D.C.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG+,8.1,6,511510.

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Subjects

LC Subjects
African American women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, -- 1914-2018 -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Other Subjects
African American women lawyers -- Biography.
Civil rights -- United States -- History.
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, -- 1914-2018.
Segregation -- Law and legislation.
Women lawyers -- Biography.