My Grandmother, the Segregated Trolley, and Me

My Grandmother, the Segregated Trolley, and Me
In this excerpt from the late civil rights lawyer Dovey Johnson Roundtree’s memoir, we learn about her early brush with Jim Crow
Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe
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Nov 6, 2019
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Credit: The Washington Post/GettyA lawyer and unsung hero of the civil rights movement, Dovey Johnson Roundtree successfully helped desegregate interstate bus travel in 1955. She famously defended Raymond…
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Written by Dovey Johnson Roundtree and Katie McCabe
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Dovey Roundtree was a civil rights attorney and minister. She co-wrote Mighty Justice: My Life in Civil Rights with National Magazine Award winner Katie McCabe.
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