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Title Let my people vote : my battle to restore the civil rights of returning citizens / Desmond Meade.
Author Meade, Desmond, 1967- author.
Publication Info. Boston : Beacon Press, [2020]
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Location Call No. Status
 North Orange  342.759 MEA    Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  342.759 MEA    Check Shelves
 Windermere  342.759 MEA    Check Shelves
Description xiv, 159 pages ; 24 cm
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volume nc rdacarrier
Summary "Desmond Meade tells the story of his fight to pass Amendment 4 in Florida, which would restore voting rights to felons who have served their terms"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents Love has won the day -- The railroad tracks -- Searching for purpose -- Down on my knees -- A passion for the law -- Back to school -- Staying sober -- Community service is my lottery ticket -- Advocacy on another level -- David and goliath -- A ballot initiative? -- Law school -- Wouldn't it be great if I made Dean's list -- The greatest indicator of citizenship -- No man is an island -- Cooking up some gumbo -- Blood is thicker than water -- Let's rock this thing -- The home stretch -- Love will win the day.
Subject Meade, Desmond, 1967-
Ex-convicts -- Civil rights -- Florida.
Ex-convicts -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Florida.
Political rights, Loss of -- United States -- States.
Ex-convicts -- Suffrage -- Florida.
Post-conviction remedies -- Florida.
Ex-convicts -- Florida -- Biography.
Lawyers -- Florida -- Biography.
African American lawyers -- Florida -- Biography.
Genre Biographies.
ISBN 9780807062326 hardcover : $22.95
0807062324 hardcover