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Michelle Obama Michelle Obama Elizabeth Lightfoot Michelle Obama, brillante avocate, a eu des réserves quant à la décision de son mari, sénateur de l'Illinois, de s'engager dans la course présidentielle. Mais elle est rapidement apparue comme une pi… OL13749776W
Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Deborah Kent Narrates the life of the first African-American to serve as a judge on the United States Supreme Court. OL15039050W
No boundaries No boundaries Allison Hobbs Just out of law school, Jaguar is deep in debt and takes a bartending job as an easy way to make money before he gets on the fast-track of corporate law. Meanwhile, slinging drinks does have its perk… OL17885487W
For you I will For you I will Hill, Donna "After ten years of service as chief of the E.R. at a New York City hospital, Dr. Kai Randall decided to trade her scrubs for a calmer existence in Sag Harbor Village. The only thing that has interru… OL17921562W
A Man in Full A Man in Full Tom Wolfe A satire on America featuring a capitalist trying to avoid ruin. The hero is Charlie Croker of Atlanta whose plantation and skyscraper face repossession by banks for non-repayment of a loan. One way … OL1925466W
A brother's honor A brother's honor Brenda Jackson The Granger brothers left behind their family's Virginia estate--and the bad memories it holds--years ago, but their dying grandfather's request brings them home: to a failing business, a legacy of s… OL19706585W
A time to stand A time to stand Robert Whitlow "In a small Georgia town where racial tensions run high and lives are at stake, can one lawyer stand up for justice against the tide of prejudice on every side? Adisa Johnson, a young African America… OL19717253W
Forty acres Forty acres Dwayne Smith "A thriller about a Black society with a secret"-- OL19980426W
Michelle Obama Michelle Obama Peter Slevin With disciplined reporting and a storyteller's eye for revealing detail, Peter Slevin follows Michelle to the White House from her working-class childhood on Chicago's largely segregated South Side. OL19997015W
Julius Chambers Julius Chambers Richard A. Rosen "Born in the hamlet of Mount Gilead, North Carolina, Julius Chambers (1936-2013) escaped the fetters of the Jim Crow South to emerge in the 1960s and 1970s as the nation's leading African American ci… OL20040779W
Supreme justice Supreme justice Gary Hardwick Young U.S. attorney Marshall Jackson is handed the biggest case of his career when Supreme Court Justice Farrel Douglas is gunned down in Detroit. Conservative Justice Douglas had more than a few ene… OL2011121W
Unquiet Grave Unquiet Grave Sharyn McCrumb 495 pages (large print) ; 23 cm OL21343984W
A lawyer's life A lawyer's life Johnnie Cochran A revealing memoir that shows how Johnnie Cochran fought his critics, won for his clients, and effected real change within the American justice system. OL24278317W
A lawyer's life A lawyer's life Johnnie L. Cochran "Johnnie Cochran has been a lawyer for almost forty years. In that time, he has taken on dozens of groundbreaking cases and emerged as a pivotal figure in race relations in America. Cochran gained in… OL2779287W
Life on the color line Life on the color line Gregory Howard Williams "A stunning journey to the heart of the racial dilemma in this country. Everyone will be enriched by reading the unforgettable tale. OL3501253W
Deadly Sexy Deadly Sexy Beverly Jenkins Though her Lexus may be broken down on the California freeway, Jessi Teresa Blake is no damsel in distress. Rich, smart, and beautiful, JT, or "Lady Blake," as she is called, is one of the toughest s… OL553687W
Dying declaration Dying declaration Randy Singer When the Hammonds try to heal their son through fervent prayer, they face heartbreaking loss—and a charge of negligent homicide. Lawyer Charles Arnold believes in grace and mercy, but nothing in his … OL5814224W
Vernon can read! Vernon can read! Vernon E. Jordan,Vernon E. Jordan Jr,Vernon E., Jr. Jordan,Annette Gordon-Reed,Jordan, Vernon E., Jr. "In 1955, as a college student home in Atlanta for vacation, Vernon Jordan had a summer job driving a retired white banker around town. During the man's afternoon naps Jordan passed the time reading … OL5955574W
Thurgood Marshall Thurgood Marshall Geoffrey M. Horn An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the African American civil rights attorney who became a prominent Supreme Court justice. OL6064978W
Fredrick L. McGhee Fredrick L. McGhee Paul D. Nelson "In this book of essays, Vizenor presents a stark but vital view of reservation life in the early 1970s, a collection that Studies in American Indian Literatures called "memorable portraits of real p… OL6215908W
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