We wait for the sun
by Roundtree, Dovey Johnson, 1914-2018 (Author), McCabe, Katie (Author)
Summary
The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author's boundary-breaking career. Full description
Summary: |
The late Civil Rights attorney and activist shares a poignant moment from her childhood beside her wise grandmother, who taught Roundtree the values of self-worth, strength and justice that inspired the co-author's boundary-breaking career. |
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Physical Description: |
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9781250229021 1250229022 |
Author Notes: |
Dovey Johnson Roundtree was an attorney and minister who was one of the first women to be commissioned an Army officer and who helped win a landmark case banning segregation in interstate bus travel. She died in 2018 at the age of 104. |