She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power, 1619 to 1969

Legal History

She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power, 1619 to 1969

By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
Routledge November 2020

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ISBN-13
9780367482190
Publisher
Routledge
Publication
November 2020
Format
Paperback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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She Took Justice proves the Black Woman liberated herself. Readers go on a journey from the invasion of Africa into the Colonial period and the Civil Rights Movement. The Black Woman reveals power from Queen Nzingha to Shirley Chisholm.

In She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power, we see centuries of courage in the face of racial prejudice and gender oppression. We gain insight to American history through her fight against race laws, especially criminal in-justice. She became an organizer, leader, activist, lawyer and judge - a fighter in her own advancement.

These engaging true stories show that for most of American history, the law was an enemy to the Black Woman. Using perseverance, tenacity, intelligence and faith, she turned the law into a weapon to combat discrimination, a prestigious occupation, and a platform from which she could lift others as she rose. This is a book for every reader.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Timeline of Selected Cases and Events
Prelude
1. We Were Queens
2. Her Bondage
3. Trials and Tribulations
4. Female Fugitives
5. Slaves in Court
6. Segregated Freedom
7. Lynched, Raped, and Violated
8. Her Mind Matters
9. Politics of Freedom
10. A Force for Good
11. She is an Activist
12. Sankofa
Table of Cases
Bibliography
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