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African American civil rights attorney, Dovey Johnson Roundtree, recounts her life and career, discussing her 1955 landmark bus desegregation case that would help to dismantle the practice of "separate but equal" and dismantle the Jim Crow laws and more.

"Young Michelle grew up on the South Side of Chicago in a close-knit family. She loved school, achieving A's, and worked hard to blaze trails at the universities of Princeton and Harvard. Then, at the beginning of her legal career, she met Barack Obama. As first lady, she used her platform to advocate for women and girls and continues to inspire many with her powerful voice, and . . . books"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at United States lawyer, senator, and vice-president Kamala Harris.

A young lawyer takes on the judge who is destroying her hometown and ends up in jail herself. In picture-perfect Erva, Alabama, the most serious crimes are misdemeanors. Speeding tickets. Shoplifting. Contempt of court. Then why is the jail so crowded? And why are so few prisoners released? There's only one place to learn the truth behind these incriminating secrets. Sometimes the best education a lawyer can get is a short stretch of hard time.

This biography of Constance Baker Motley, the first black woman to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court, examines how she played a critical role in vanquishing Jim Crow laws throughout the South.

"On a Thursday morning in June 2010, Katharine Blake's sixteen-year-old cousin walked to a nearby bike path with a boxcutter, and killed a young boy he didn't know. It was a psychological break that tore through his brain, and into the hearts of those who loved both boys--one brutally killed, the other sentenced to die at Angola, one of the country's most notorious prisons. In The Uninnocent, Blake, a law student at Stanford at the time of the crime, wrestles with the implications of her cousin's break, as well as the broken machinations of America's justice system."--Provided by publisher.

Determined to save her marriage and keep secret her childhood demons Maeve attempts a balancing act that leaves her more vulnerable than she?s ever been. And soon she?s unsure if everything she has worked so hard for will crumble as darkness overtakes. (Publisher.

An autobiography of lawyer and American First Lady Michelle Obama.

Explores the life of Michelle Obama, former First Lady and child and veteran rights activist.

Former first lady Michelle Obama reflects on her childhood, path to becoming a lawyer, her relationship with former president Barack, her time in the White House, and life after the presidency. She looks back at the struggles of being a woman of color in white male-dominated professions, and how she overcame to succeed alongside her husband. Mrs. Obama discusses her personal initiatives as first lady, including a focus on health, physical activity, and nutrition, while also looking at her dual roles as a professional mom. She finally reflects on her husband's political career, from the early arguments about his desire to run for president to the campaign trail, and finally to his swearing in as the forty-fourth president. Includes a selection of candid photographs.