Loretta Lynch: First African American Woman Attorney General

by Eric Braun

Book Overview

On April 27, 2015, a packed Senate gallery watched as Loretta Lynch became the first African American woman to be named US attorney general. Long before Lynch became attorney general, she found herself immersed in politics. When she was fourteen, her father ran for mayor of Durham, North Carolina. This inspired a passion for politics in Lynch. Upon graduation from law school, Lynch quickly rose through the ranks at a high-powered law firm, and eventually...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1512405868
• ISBN13: 9781512405866
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9