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The trial of the century / by Jarrett, Gregg,author.; Yaeger, Don,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Nearly a century ago, famed liberal attorney Clarence Darrow defended schoolteacher John Scopes in a blockbuster legal proceeding that brought the attention of the entire country to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. Darrow's seminal defense of freedom of speech helped form the legal bedrock on which our civil liberties depend today."--
Subjects: Bryan, William Jennings, 1860-1925.; Darrow, Clarence, 1857-1938.; Scopes, John Thomas; Evolution (Biology); Science teachers.;
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Reckoning : the epic battle against sexual abuse and harassment / by Hirshman, Linda R.,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The first history--incisive, witty, fascinating--of the fight against sexual harassment, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Sisters in Law"--
Subjects: Sexual harassment of women; Sexual harassment of women; Sex crimes; Sex crimes; Sexual harassment of women; Trials (Sex crimes);
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How to find what you're not looking for / by Hiranandani, Veera.;
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Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Middle school students; Learning disabled children; Sisters; Jewish families; Prejudices; Antisemitism; Interracial marriage; Interracial marriage; Bakeries;
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John Lewis [videorecording] : good trouble / by Clinton, Bill,1946-interviewee.; Clinton, Hillary Rodham,interviewee.; Lewis, John,1940-2020,on-screen participant.; Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria,1989-interviewee.; Porter, Dawn(Dawn Michele),film director.; Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Bill Clinton, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Cory Booker.Using interviews and rare archival footage, this chronicles Lewis's 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 80 years old, it explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family, and his meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. It also includes interviews with political leaders, colleagues, and other people who figure prominently in his life.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG; for thematic material including some racial epithets/violence, and for smoking.Closed-captioned for the hearing impared.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Biographical films.; Documentary films.; Nonfiction films.; Lewis, John, 1940-2020.; United States. Congress. House; African American civil rights workers; African American legislators; African Americans; Civil rights workers; Legislators;
For private home use only.
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The farmer's lawyer : the North Dakota Nine and the fight to save the family farm / by Vogel, Sarah,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.In the early 1980s, farmers were suffering through the worst economic crisis to hit rural America since the Great Depression. Land prices were down, operating costs and interest rates were up, and severe weather devastated crops. Instead of receiving assistance from the government as they had in the 1930s, these hardworking family farmers were threatened with foreclosure by the very agency that Franklin Delano Roosevelt created to help them. Desperate, they called Sarah Vogel in North Dakota. Sarah, a young lawyer and single mother, listened to farmers who were on the verge of losing everything and, inspired by the politicians who had helped farmers in the '30s, she naively built a solo practice of clients who couldn't afford to pay her. Sarah began drowning in debt and soon her own home was fac0ing foreclosure. In a David and Goliath legal battle reminiscent of A Civil Action or Erin Brockovich, Sarah brought a national class action lawsuit, which pitted her against the Reagan administration's Department of Justice, in her fight for family farmers' Constitutional rights. It was her first case. A courageous American story about justice and holding the powerful to account, The Farmer's Lawyer shows how the farm economy we all depend on for our daily bread almost fell apart due to the willful neglect of those charged to protect it, and what we can learn from Sarah's battle as a similar calamity looms large on our horizon once again.
Subjects: Vogel, Sarah.; North Dakota. Department of Agriculture.; United States. Department of Agriculture.; United States. Farmers Home Administration.; North Dakota Farmers Union.; Agricultural credit; Agricultural laws and legislation; Agriculture; Bankruptcy; Debtor and creditor; Farm foreclosures; Farm ownership; Farmers; Farmers; Farms; Land use, Rural; Lawyers; Legal assistance to farmers; Liens;
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The ghosts of Eden Park : the bootleg king, the women who pursued him, and the murder that shocked jazz-age America / by Abbott, Karen,1973-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him "King of the Bootleggers," writing breathless stories about the Gatsby-esque events he and his glamorous second wife, Imogene, host at their Cincinnati mansion, with party favors ranging from diamond jewelry for the men to brand-new Pontiacs for the women. By the summer of 1921, Remus owns 35 percent of all the liquor in the United States. Pioneering prosecutor Mabel Walker Willebrandt is determined to bring him down. Willebrandt's bosses at the U.S. Attorney's office hired her right out of law school, assuming she'd pose no real threat to the cozy relationship they maintain with Remus. Eager to prove them wrong, she dispatches her best investigator, Franklin Dodge, to look into his empire. It's a decision with deadly consequences: with Remus behind bars, Franklin and Imogene begin an affair and plot to ruin him, sparking a bitter feud that soon reaches the highest levels of government-- and that can only end in murder. Combining deep historical research with novelistic flair, THE GHOSTS OF EDEN PARK is the unforgettable, stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur and a long-forgotten heroine, of the excesses and absurdities of the Jazz Age, and of the infinite human capacity to deceive"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Remus, George, 1878-1952; Willebrandt, Mabel Walker, 1889-1963.; Trials (Murder); Uxoricide; Alcohol trafficking;
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A Movement Against the Transparency of the Stars of the Seas. by Casey, Esy,film director.; Perinspire Productions (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Perinspire Productions in 2023.In this contemplation on the meanings of movement in the experience of migration, the grace and skill of a Filipina domestic worker are juxtaposed with devotional dances to the Santo Niño statue that Magellan brought to the islands in 1521. The ensuing galleon trade of silk and porcelain for New World silver initiated the global economy, and the cycle in which female care labor is now the commodity in demand.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Business.; Health.; Social sciences.; Economic development.; Asians.; Foreign study.; Medicine.; Gender identity.; Documentary films.; Women's studies.; Current affairs.; Emigration and immigration.; Slavery.; Sex role.; Philippines.; Medical care.; Abuse.; Labor laws and legislation.; Globalization--Economic aspects.;
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The president and the freedom fighter : Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and their battle to save America's soul / by Kilmeade, Brian,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Upon his election as President of the troubled United States, Abraham Lincoln faced a dilemma. He knew it was time for slavery to go, but how fast could the country change without being torn apart? Many abolitionists wanted Lincoln to move quickly, overturning the founding documents along the way. But Lincoln believed there was a way to extend equality to all while keeping and living up to the Constitution that he loved so much--if only he could buy enough time. Fortunately for Lincoln, Frederick Douglass agreed with him--or at least did eventually. In The President and the Freedom Fighter, Brian Kilmeade tells the little-known story of how the two men moved from strong disagreement to friendship, uniting over their love for the Constitution and over their surprising commonalities. Both came from destitution. Both were self-educated and self-made men. Both had fought hard for what they believed in. And though Douglass had the harder fight, one for his very freedom, the two men shared a belief that the American dream was for everyone. As he did in George Washington's Secret Six, Kilmeade has transformed this nearly forgotten slice of history into a dramatic story that will keep you turning the pages to find out how these two heroes, through their principles and patience, not only changed each other, but made America truly free for all"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Abolitionists; Presidents; Slavery; Slaves;
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Carry on : reflections for a new generation / by Lewis, John,1940-2020,author.; Sehgal, Kabir,author.; Young, Andrew,1932-writer of foreword.;
"Congressman John Lewis was a paragon of the Civil Rights Movement and political leadership for decades. A hero we won't soon forget, Lewis was a beacon of hope and a model of humility whose invocation to "good trouble" continues to inspire millions across our nation. In his last year on earth, even while battling cancer, he dedicated time to share his memories, beliefs, and advice-exclusively immortalized in these pages-as a message to the generations to come. Organized by topic ranging from justice, courage, faith, and forgiveness to the pandemic, environment, marriage, money, and even death, and many more besides, Carry On collects the late Congressman's thoughts for readers to draw on whenever they are in need of guidance. John Lewis had great confidence in our future, even as he died in the midst of one of our country's most challenging years to date. With this book, we can continue to learn from his perseverance, dedication, profound insight, and unwavering ability to see the good in life, and live up to the legacy he has left us."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Anecdotes.; Lewis, John, 1940-2020; Lewis, John, 1940-2020,; United States. Congress. House; Civil rights workers; Legislators; Conduct of life; Civil rights; African American legislators; African American civil rights workers;
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Something lost, something gained : reflections on life, love, and liberty / by Clinton, Hillary Rodham,author.;
A former senator and presidential candidate offers her candid views on life and love, politics, liberty, democracy, the threats we face and the future within our reach.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Clinton, Hillary Rodham.; United States. Congress. Senate; United States. Department of State; Cabinet officers; Legislators; Presidential candidates; Presidents' spouses; Women cabinet officers; Women legislators; Women presidential candidates;
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