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Mary Frances Berry

Mary Frances Berry was born in Nashville, Tennessee. She received a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Howard University, a doctorate in history from the University of Michigan, and a juris doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School. Dr. Berry was the assistant secretary for education in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. She has received 30 honorary doctoral degrees and numerous awards for her public service and scholarly activities, including the NAACP’s Roy Wilkins Award and Image Award, the Rosa Parks Award of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. She has also received the Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. In addition to having been the chairperson of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission for 11 years, Dr. Berry is the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought at the University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches history and law. 
My Face Is Black Is True
My Face Is Black Is True
Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
Mary Frances Berry
9780307277053
$16.95 US
Paperback
Oct 10, 2006
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice
The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice
Episodes of Racism and Sexism in the Courts from 1865 to the Present
Mary Frances Berry
9780375707469
$20.00 US
Paperback
Apr 11, 2000
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Black Resistance/White Law
Black Resistance/White Law
A History of Constitutional Racism in America
Mary Frances Berry
9780140232981
$24.00 US
Paperback
Feb 01, 1995
Penguin Books
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

Books

My Face Is Black Is True
My Face Is Black Is True
Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations
Mary Frances Berry
9780307277053
$16.95 US
Paperback
Oct 10, 2006
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice
The Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice
Episodes of Racism and Sexism in the Courts from 1865 to the Present
Mary Frances Berry
9780375707469
$20.00 US
Paperback
Apr 11, 2000
Vintage
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
Black Resistance/White Law
Black Resistance/White Law
A History of Constitutional Racism in America
Mary Frances Berry
9780140232981
$24.00 US
Paperback
Feb 01, 1995
Penguin Books
Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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