A review by rach_salza
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster by Stephen L. Carter

3.0

I enjoyed reading this book. Though I was expecting it to focus mainly on the instance described in the subtitle, it is a comprehensive look at the life of Eunice Hurston Carter. It details her childhood, her rise up the social ladder, and her struggles to meet her ambitions in a world that was not going to give dues easily. I think it is also an important lesson that while odds were stacked against the "darker nation" when it came to personal and professional opportunities in the early 1900s, individuals who had ambition and perseverance could still rise to high levels of power in the United States of America. While we do not learn about them in school, they existed and can teach us a great deal more about our history than our current approach does. People who enjoy biographies and the underdog rising to the top will likely enjoy this book. Lovers of the forgotten side of history will also enjoy it.