Mary Frances Berry

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Berry, Mary Frances (1966). The Negro Soldier Movement and the Adoption of National Conscription, 1652–1865 (PhD). University of Michigan. OCLC   68276654.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (1971). Black Resistance, White Law: A History of Constitutional Racism in America (1995 paperback ed.). New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, Penguin Book. ISBN   978-1-101-65085-1. OCLC   1141945337.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (1977). Military Necessity and Civil Rights Policy: Black Citizenship and the Constitution, 1861–1868. Port Washington, NY: Kennikat Press. OCLC   1150789699.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (1978). Stability, Security, and Continuity: Mr. Justice Burton and Decision-Making in the Supreme Court, 1945–1958. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN   978-0-837-19798-2. OCLC   3446993.
  • Berry, Mary Frances; John W. Blassingame (1982). Long Memory: The Black Experience in America. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-195-02909-3. OCLC   6863123.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (1986). Why ERA Failed: Politics, Women's Rights, and the Amending Process of the Constitution. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. ISBN   978-0-253-20459-2. OCLC   17151156.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (1993). The Politics of Parenthood: Child Care, Women's Rights, and the Myth of the Good Mother. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN   978-1-101-65145-2. OCLC   864007442.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (1999). Pig Farmer's Daughter and Other Tales of American Justice: Episodes of Racism and Sexism in the Courts from 1865 to the Present. New York: Knopf. ISBN   978-0-679-43611-9. OCLC   39672030.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (2005). My Face Is Black Is True: Callie House and the Struggle for Ex-Slave Reparations. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN   978-0-307-27705-3. OCLC   1031962695.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (2009). And Justice for All: The United States Commission on Civil Rights and the Continuing Struggle for Freedom in America. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN   978-0-307-27123-5. OCLC   441342258.
  • Berry, Mary Frances; Gottheimer, Josh; Obama, Barack (2010). Power in Words: The Stories Behind Barack Obama's Speeches, from the State House to the White House. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN   978-0-807-00104-2. OCLC   730268883.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (2016). Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN   978-0-807-07640-8. OCLC   965629095.
  • Berry, Mary Frances (2018). History Teaches Us to Resist: How Progressive Movements Have Succeeded in Challenging Times. Boston: Beacon Press. ISBN   978-0-807-00546-0. OCLC   987996199.

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    References

    1. ↑ Berry, Mary Frances; Noah, Trevor (20 January 2020). "Mary Frances Berry – "History Teaches Us to Resist" and the Power of Protest". The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
    2. ↑ Contemporary Black Biography. Ed. Barbara Carlisle Bigelow. Vol. 7. Detroit: Gale, 1994. p11-15.
    3. ↑ Berry, Mary Frances; Slen, Peter (7 September 2014). "In Depth with Mary Frances Berry". C-SPAN. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
    4. 1 2 3 4 "City of San Antonio". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
    5. ↑ "Women in Government: A Slim Past, But a Strong Future". Ebony: 89–92, 96–98. August 1977.
    6. ↑ Pear, Robert (July 14, 1983). "3 Reagan Rights Nominees Set Off Heated Clash in Senate". New York Times. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
    7. ↑ The Washington Post , December 17, 2001
    8. ↑ Van Tuyl, Laura (May 13, 1993). "Motherhood as a Political Status". Christian Science Monitor . Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
    9. ↑ Cotts, Cynthia (20 July 1999). "Free Speech for Sale?". The Village Voice . Archived from the original on 2012-06-20. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
    10. ↑ Coburn, Judith (October 12, 1999). "There's Something About Mary". salon.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
    11. ↑ "ACLU-NC Letteto Mary Francis Berry on the Crisis at KPFA and Pacifica". July 28, 1999. Archived from the original on 2006-09-29.
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    14. ↑ "Past Officers – President: Mary Frances Berry (1990–1991)". Organization of American Historians. 1990. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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    Berry in 2014
    Chair of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
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