Just Mercy

Just Mercy

By Bryan Stevenson

Pages

349

Rating

4.43

Year

2014

RaceHistoryMemoirPoliticsSocial JusticeNonfiction

Description

Bryan Stevenson was a gifted young attorney when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending the poor, the wrongly condemned, and those trapped in the furthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man sentenced to die for a notorious murder he didn't commit. The case drew Stevenson into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.

From one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time comes an unforgettable true story about the redeeming potential of mercy.

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