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[2013]., Oxford University Press Call No: 340.089 CAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Argues that racial judgments are often based on how a person conforms to behavior stereotypically associated with a certain race despite decades of racial progress and the pervasiveness of multicultural rhetoric, and that African Americans pay a high cost whether they "act" black or white.
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[2019]., Beacon Press Call No: NL 970.0 GIL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Interrogating the concept of environmental justice in the U.S. as it relates to Indigenous peoples, this book argues that a different framework must apply compared to other marginalized communities, while it also attends to the colonial history and structure of the U.S. and ways Indigenous peoples continue to resist, and ways the mainstream environmental movement has been an impediment to effective organizing and allyship"--
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[2020]., Specialized, Mason Crest Call No: 345 .05 Click here to read this eBook Username onondaga Password student Series Title: Contemporary issues (Mason Crest Publishers)Summary Note: "The criminal justice system in the United States is highly complex, and includes both the activities of law enforcement officers as well as court proceedings. Often, social and economic factors come into play in the arrests, trials, and rehabilitation of Americans, and many people recognize that there are problems with the system. This book explores whether bias based on race, sexuality, gender, and/or socio-economic status exists in the courtroom and in law enforcement, and discusses the pros and cons of the death penalty and criminal justice reform"--Back cover.
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[2014], Spiegel & Grau Call No: 303.3 72 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the divide between rich and poor in America and how our criminal justice system discriminates against the poor while allowing the rich to get away with their crimes.
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-- American social movementsc2004., Sharpe Reference Call No: Ref 303.48 Enc Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents overviews of sixteen major American social movements, such as the civil rights, women's, gay and lesbian, and global justice movements, describing their histories, doctrines, branches, and goals.
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[2020]., Sports Pub. Call No: 796.08996 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[Presents the] story of the NFL player protests that rocked a nation and turned our country upside down . . . . [Includes] interviews with Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid, Kenny Stills, Michael Bennett, Richard Sherman, and numerous others"--OCLC.
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2023., Adolescent, Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC Call No: SOCIAL ISSUES NF KEN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[This book] will serve as a guide for teens seeking a way forward in acknowledging, identifying, and dismantling racism and injustice"--Provided by publisher.
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2015., Spiegel & Grau Call No: B Stevenson Edition: 2015 Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Chronicles a young lawyer's founding of the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice committed to defending the poor, women and children, and the wrongly condemned, and the ways in which he was transformed by his first case, that of a man sentenced to die for a murder he claimed he didn't commit.
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2015., Spiegel & Grau Call No: HI-INT B STE Edition: 2015 Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: Chronicles a young lawyer's founding of the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice committed to defending the poor, women and children, and the wrongly condemned, and the ways in which he was transformed by his first case, that of a man sentenced to die for a murder he claimed he didn't commit.
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[2018]., Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: HI-INT B STE Edition: First edtion. Availability:4 of 4 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bryan Stevenson details from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most marginalized people.
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2018., Delacorte Press Call No: 921 STEVENSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestselling Just Mercy, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so," Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most rejected and marginalized people. In this very personal work--proceeds of which will go to charity--Bryan Stevenson recounts many and varied stories of his work as a lawyer in the U.S. criminal justice system on behalf of those in society who have experienced some type of discrimination and/or have been wrongly accused of a crime and who deserve a powerful advocate and due justice under the law. Through the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an organization Stevenson founded as a young lawyer and for which he currently serves as Executive Director, this important work continues. EJI strives to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Praise for Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption: "Important and compelling." --TRACY KIDDER, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains "Gripping. What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation." --DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "An inspiring and powerful story." --JOHN GRISHAM, author of A Time to Kill"--
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2019., Adolescent, Ember Call No: B Stevenson Edition: First Ember edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares his efforts to end racial and economic injustice through his organization Equal Justice Initiative. With personal stories from his work, he sheds light on a broken justice system he's working to change.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: Biography NF STE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Project Lit 19-20Summary Note: Project LIT Book "Bryan Stevenson details from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most marginalized people"--Provided by publisher.
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[2018]., Juvenile, Delacorte Press Call No: Class Set MEM STE Edition: First edition. Availability:118 of 119 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestselling Just Mercy, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so," Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most rejected and marginalized people. In this very personal work--proceeds of which will go to charity--Bryan Stevenson recounts many and varied stories of his work as a lawyer in the U.S. criminal justice system on behalf of those in society who have experienced some type of discrimination and/or have been wrongly accused of a crime and who deserve a powerful advocate and due justice under the law. Through the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an organization Stevenson founded as a young lawyer and for which he currently serves as Executive Director, this important work continues. EJI strives to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Praise for Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption: "Important and compelling." --TRACY KIDDER, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains "Gripping. What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation." --DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "An inspiring and powerful story." --JOHN GRISHAM, author of A Time to Kill"--
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2019., Adolescent, Ember Call No: B STEVENSON Edition: First Ember edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares his efforts to end racial and economic injustice through his organization Equal Justice Initiative. With personal stories from his work, he sheds light on a broken justice system he's working to change.
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[2018]., Adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Bryan Stevenson details from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most marginalized people"--Provided by publisher.
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Ã2018., Adolescent, Ember Call No: MEMOIR Edition: 1st Ember ed. Availability:3 of 6 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Bryan Stevenson details from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most marginalized people"--Provided by publisher.
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c2005., Greenhaven Press Call No: 364.36 0973 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints series
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By Zirin, Dave2021., The New Press Call No: 796.0896 ZIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "A veteran sportswriter interviews high school athletes, college athletes, pro athletes and others involved in the nationwide movement to 'take a knee' in response to police brutality"--Provided by publisher.
