Call me Miss Hamilton : one woman's case for equality and respect by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Millbrook Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 924761 Available

Dewey: 323.092/BAges: 7-9   
AR: 4.8 LG Lexile: 1040

Genres:

Subjects: Hamilton, Mary Lucille,|d1935-2002 - Trials, litigation, etc African American women civil rights workers - Alabama - Biography Civil rights workers - Alabama - Biography African Americans - Civil rights - Alabama Contempt of court - Alabama Race discrimination - Law and legislation - Alabama Race discrimination - Law and legislation - United States Equality - United States Alabama - Race relations

Summary: This picture book biography in verse tells the story of Mary Hamilton, an African American woman and Civil Rights activist, who was found to be in contempt of court when she would not respond to questions from an Alabama judge who used only her first name, while calling white people "Mr.," "Mrs.," or "Miss." The NAACP took her case, which appealed all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where they ruled in Mary Hamilton's favor.

Just mercy : adapted for young adults : a true story of the fight for justice by Stevenson, Bryan 

Paperback(Ember, 2019)

BTSB #: 852903 Available

Dewey: 340.092/AAges: 12-18   
Lexile: 1040

Genres:

Subjects: Stevenson, Bryan Equal Justice Initiative Lawyers - United States - Biography Social reformers - United States - Biography Punishment - United States Administration of criminal justice - United States Equality - United States

Summary: Renowned lawyer and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson offers a glimpse into the lives of the wrongfully imprisoned and his efforts to fight for their freedom as the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. Stevenson's story is one of working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society--the poor, the wrongly convicted, and those whose lives have been marked by discrimination and marginalization.

Just mercy : adapted for young adults : a true story of the fight for justice by Stevenson, Bryan 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 852909 Temp OS

Dewey: 340.092/AAges: 12-16   
Lexile: 1040

Genres:

Subjects: Stevenson, Bryan Equal Justice Initiative Lawyers - United States - Biography Social reformers - United States - Biography Punishment - United States Administration of criminal justice - United States Equality - United States Large print books

Summary: Renowned lawyer and social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson offers a glimpse into the lives of the wrongfully imprisoned and his efforts to fight for their freedom as the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative. Stevenson's story is one of working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society--the poor, the wrongly convicted, and those whose lives have been marked by discrimination and marginalization. Large print hardcover format.

Marley Dias gets it done : and so can you! by Dias, Marley 

Paperback(Scholastic Press, 2018)

BTSB #: 276562 Available

Dewey: 305.2308/AAges: 10-14   
AR: 6.6 MG Lexile: 940

Genres:

Subjects: Dias, Marley|q(Marley Emerson) African American girls - Biography Social action - United States Equality - United States Literacy - United States

Summary: Marley Dias, the powerhouse girl-wonder who started the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign, speaks to kids about her passion for making our world a better place, and how to make their dreams come true!