Bibliograph

A knock at midnight, a story of hope, justice, and freedom, Brittany K. Barnett

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A knock at midnight, a story of hope, justice, and freedom, Brittany K. Barnett

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A knock at midnight

Responsibility statement

Brittany K. Barnett

Sub title

a story of hope, justice, and freedom

Summary

"Brittany K. Barnett was only a law student when she came across the case that would change her life forever-that of Sharanda Jones, single mother, business owner, and, like Brittany, Black daughter of the rural South. A victim of America's devastating war on drugs, Sharanda had been torn away from her young daughter and was serving a life sentence without parole-for a first-time drug offense. In Sharanda, Brittany saw haunting echoes of her own life, both as the daughter of a formerly incarcerated mother and as the once-girlfriend of an abusive drug dealer. As she studied this case, a system came into focus: one where 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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue -- Traveling. Dear Mama ; Hero on Ground Zero ; The hole ; Other side of the game ; Pulling chain -- Knocking. Proximity ; I am Sharanda Jones ; Looking for a key ; A knock at my door ; Girls embracing mothers ; Plea for mercy ; Steppers keep steppin' ; Love, faith, hope -- Dawn. XVI ; Midnight ; Genius behind bars ; Dawn will come

Target audience

adult

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