Invisible

Subtitled “The forgotten story of the black woman lawyer who took down America's most powerful mobster”. It turned out that that part was just a small portion of the book. The book was written by the grandson of Eunice Carter, himself an acclaimed author. Unfortunately, this book reads more like a textbook. It seems to be meticulously researched; however, has no attributes by Eunice. So he adds a lot of supposition to how she might have felt or reacted when he really has no firsthand knowledge as Eunice did not leave any memoirs behind and she died when he was young. I was intrigued by the story and amazed at the professional level she attained as a black woman (the author refers to blacks as a Darker Nation) in the 40's and 50's. It was very interesting to read about the society (sassiety) of upper class blacks at the time but I think Mr. Carter dwells too much on that aspect of life which, for me, decreased my appeal to Eunice. And although I admire her, the fact that she had her son live with relatives or in boarding school for most of his years so she could make a name for herself, detracts from her image.