Mighty justice : the untold story of civil rights trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree
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Cedar Falls Public Library - Youth Nonfiction Books - 1st Floor
J 340.092 ASI
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J 340.092 ASI
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Falls Public Library - Youth Nonfiction Books - 1st Floor | J 340.092 ASI | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, -- 1914-2018 -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
African American women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
Civil rights -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Instructional and educational works.
Lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, -- 1914-2018 -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Segregation in transportation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.
United States -- Race relations -- History.
Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Other Subjects
African American women lawyers -- Biography.
Autobiographies.
Autobiography
Avocates -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Avocates noires américaines -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Avocats -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Avocats noirs américains -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Biographies.
Biography
Civil rights -- History
Droits de l'homme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, -- 1914-2018.
Segregation -- Law and legislation.
Women lawyers -- Biography.
États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire.
Autobiographies.
Autobiography
Avocates -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Avocates noires américaines -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Avocats -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Avocats noirs américains -- États-Unis -- Biographies -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Biographies.
Biography
Civil rights -- History
Droits de l'homme -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
Matériel d'éducation et de formation.
Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, -- 1914-2018.
Segregation -- Law and legislation.
Women lawyers -- Biography.
États-Unis -- Relations raciales -- Histoire.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 8.1, 6 Points
Level 8.1, 6 Points
Notes
General Note
Written in the third person as biography rather than autobiography.
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.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index.
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Asim, J., Roundtree, D. J., McCabe, K., McCabe, K., & Roundtree, D. J. (2020). Mighty justice: the untold story of civil rights trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree (First young reader's edition.). Roaring Brook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jabari Asim et al.. 2020. Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree. Roaring Brook Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jabari Asim et al.. Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree Roaring Brook Press, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Asim, Jabari, et al. Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree First young reader's edition., Roaring Brook Press, 2020.
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