Download or read book Demanding Justice written by Jeri Chase Ferris and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2003-08-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Ann Shadd Cary spent her entire lifetime fighting for justice and equality for African Americans. Born a free African American in the 1820s, Cary started schools for black children and wrote books and articles. She was also the first black woman to publish a weekly newspaper and to enter law school. Never afraid of offending anyone, Cary demanded justice for herself and for her fellow African Americans.