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Ketanji Brown Jackson: First Black Woman on the US Supreme Court
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From the time she sat coloring next to her father while he studied for law school, Ketanji Brown Jackson was interested in the US legal system. She became a star student, attended Harvard University, and chased her goal of one day getting a judicial appointment. Jackson believes the courts are a tool to further individual rights and justice for all Americans, a value she has carried across her diverse career. Learn more about Jackson's journey and how it led her to become the first Black woman justice on the US Supreme Court.
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Heather E. Schwartz
Writer and performer Heather E. Schwartz is a former health editor who is the author of more than 200 children's books. She has written for Disney, Sesame Street, Time for Kids, and the Smithsonian Institution
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