A Knock at Midnight: NoteBook :: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedomby Brittany K. Barnett: NoteBook by Brittany K....
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798702160320
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-01-30
- Authors
- Bri Company, K. Gifter Publisher
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A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett paperback interior & paper type: Black & white interior with white paper bleed Settings: No BleedPaperback cover finish: Journal Size: 6 x 9 inPage Count: 120An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity--from a gifted young lawyer and an important new voice in the movement to transform the system."An essential book for our time . . . Brittany K. Barnett is a star."--Van Jones, CEO of REFORM Alliance, CNN Host, and New York Times bestselling author NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY KIRKUS REVIEWSBrittany K. Barnett was only a law student when she came across the case that would change her life forever--that of Sharada Jones, single mother, business owner, and, like Brittany, Black daughter of the rural South. A victim of America's devastating war on drugs, Sharada had been torn away from her young daughter and was serving a life sentence without parole--for a first-time drug offense. In Sharada, Brittany saw haunting echoes of her own life, as the daughter of a formerly incarcerated mother. As she studied this case, a system came into focus in which widespread racial injustice forms the core of America's addiction to incarceration. Moved by Sharanda's plight, Brittany set to work to gain her freedom. This had never been the plan. Bright and ambitious, Brittany was a successful accountant on her way to a high-powered future in corporate law. But Sharanda's case opened the door to a harrowing journey through the criminal justice system. By day she moved billion-dollar deals, and by night she worked pro bono to free clients in near hopeless legal battles. Ultimately, her path transformed her understanding of injustice in the courts, of genius languishing behind bars, and the very definition of freedom itself. Brittany's riveting memoir is at once a coming-of-age story and a powerful evocation of what it takes to bring hope and justice to a system built to resist them both.
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