Call me Miss Hamilton, one woman's case for equality and respect
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Call me Miss Hamilton, one woman's case for equality and respect
Language
eng
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Main title
Call me Miss Hamilton
Sub title
one woman's case for equality and respect
Summary
Mary Hamilton grew up knowing right from wrong. She was proud to be Black, and when the chance came along to join the Civil Rights Movement and become a Freedom Rider, she was eager to fight for what she believed inches She was arrested again and again?and she did not back down when faced with insults or disrespect. In an Alabama court, a white prosecutor called her by her first name, but she refused to answer unless he called her "Miss Hamilton." The judge charged her with contempt of court, but that wasn't the end of it. Miss Mary Hamilton fought the contempt charge all the way to the Supreme Court. This powerful story honors an unsung heroine who took a stand for respect?and won
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juvenile
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- African Americans + Civil rights
- Equality before the law -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Hamilton, Mary Lucille, 1935-2002 -- Trials, litigation, etc -- Juvenile literature
- Race discrimination + Law and legislation -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Racism against Black people -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Alabama -- Juvenile literature
- Audiobooks
- Race discrimination + Law and legislation -- Alabama -- Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers
- Race discrimination
- Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers
- Contempt of court -- Alabama -- Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Equality before the law
- Alabama -- Race relations
- Alabama -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Downloadable audiobooks
- Hamilton, Mary Lucille, 1935-2002
- Contempt of court
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- Subject20
- African Americans + Civil rights
- Equality before the law -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Hamilton, Mary Lucille, 1935-2002 -- Trials, litigation, etc -- Juvenile literature
- Race discrimination + Law and legislation -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Racism against Black people -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- African Americans + Civil rights -- Alabama -- Juvenile literature
- Audiobooks
- Race discrimination + Law and legislation -- Alabama -- Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers
- Race discrimination
- Civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Civil rights workers
- Contempt of court -- Alabama -- Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers -- Alabama -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Equality before the law
- Alabama -- Race relations
- Alabama -- Race relations -- Juvenile literature
- Downloadable audiobooks
- Hamilton, Mary Lucille, 1935-2002
- Contempt of court
- Content1
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Is Derivative Of1