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Mighty justice : the untold story of civil rights trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree

Roundtree, Dovey Johnson 1914-2018 (author.). Asim, Jabari, 1962- (adapter.). McCabe, Katie. Adaptation of (expression): Justice older than the law. (Added Author). Roundtree, Dovey Johnson 1914-2018 Adaptation of (expression): Mighty justice. (Added Author). McCabe, Katie, (author.).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781250229007
  • ISBN: 1250229006
  • Physical Description: print
    200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First young reader's edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
"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.
Subject:
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson -- 1914-2018 -- Juvenile literature
African American women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson -- 1914-2018
African American women lawyers -- Biography
Women lawyers -- Biography
Segregation -- Law and legislation
Civil rights -- United States -- History
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / Prejudice & Racism
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Girls & Women
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
African American women lawyers
Civil rights
Segregation -- Law and legislation
Women lawyers
United States
Genre:
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
History.
Juvenile works.
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 6 of 6 copies available at Westchester Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 6 total copies.

Other Formats and Editions

English (2)
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Chappaqua Library J B ROUNDTREE (Text) 31005153713583 Juvenile Biography Available -
Greenburgh Public Library J B ROUNDTREE (Text) 31009154512564 Juvenile Biography Available -
Mount Vernon Public Library J B ROUNDTREE (Text) 31018155604999 Juvenile Biography Available -
New Rochelle Public Library JB ROUNDTREE R (Text) 31019156454251 Juvenile Biography Available -
Ossining Public Library J B ROUNDTREE, DOVEY (Text) 31021153366082 Juvenile Biography Available -
The Field Library J BIO ROUNDTREE (Text) 31022152145261 Juvenile Biography Available -

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