Collection Highlights: Black History Month

To celebrate Black History Month, the Mabie Law Library is excited to present a special display of books that highlight the lives and contributions of Black Americans. The display is located in the library lobby. We encourage you to stop by and explore the exhibit, which includes the following titles:

  • Emancipation: The Making of the Black Lawyer, 1844-1944 (1993), by J. Clay Smith, Jr.
  • Lovely One: A Memoir (2024), by Ketanji Brown Jackson 
  • Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and Journalist (2015), by Amina Hassan 
  • The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (2013), by Jeanne Theoharis
  • Rebels in Law: Voices in History of Black Women Lawyers (1998), edited by J. Clay Smith, Jr.
  • Crusade for Justice: The Autobiography of Ida B. Wells (2020), by Ida B. Wells, edited by Alfreda M. Duster
  • Knocking Down Barriers: My Fight for Black America (2005), by Truman K. Gibson
Library book display for Black History Month