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Lovely one : a memoir / Ketanji Brown Jackson.
In her inspiring, intimate memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her family's ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America's highest court within the span of one generation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593729908 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xx, 405 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Jackson, Ketanji Brown, 1970- United States. Supreme Court > Officials and employees. African American women judges > Biography. Women judges > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. Personal narratives. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | 347.732634092 Jacks | 31681010386894 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
In this unflinching account, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court pulls back the curtain to marry the public record of her life with what is less known, chronicling her extraordinary path to become a jurist on Americaâs highest court. - Baker & Taylor
Supreme Court "Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South, to honing her voice in high school as an oratory champion and student body president, to graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, where she performed in musical theater and improv and participated in pivotal student organizations. Here, Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power don't look like you, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood. Through trials and triumphs, Justice Jackson's journey will resonate with dreamers everywhere"-- - Random House, Inc.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠In her âvulnerable, tender, and infinitely inspirationalâ (Oprah Daily) memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story.
âA billowingly triumphant American tale.ââThe New York Times Book Review (Editorsâ Choice)
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her familyâs ascent from segregation to her confirmation on Americaâs highest court within the span of one generation.
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Named âKetanji Onyika,â meaning âLovely One,â based on a suggestion from her aunt, a Peace Corps worker stationed in West Africa, Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South, to honing her voice in high school as an oratory champion and student body president, to graduating magna cum laude from Harvard, where she performed in musical theater and improv and participated in pivotal student organizations.
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Here, Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power donât look like you, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood.
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Through trials and triumphs, Justice Jacksonâs journey will resonate with dreamers everywhere, especially those who nourish outsized ambitions and refuse to be turned aside. This moving, openhearted tale will spread hope for a more just world, for generations to come.
