Stevenson, Bryan

Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption / Bryan Stevenson - New York : Spiegel & Grau , 2014 - 349 p. ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references

Introduction : higher ground -- Mockingbird players -- Stand -- Trials and tribulation -- The old rugged cross -- Of the coming of John -- Surely doomed -- Justice denied -- All God's children -- I'm here -- Mitigation -- I'll fly away -- Mother, mother -- Recovery -- Cruel and unusual -- Broken -- The stonecatchers' song of sorrow -- Epilogue.

The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.


English

9780812994520


Stevenson, Bryan


Equal Justice Initiative.


Social reformers ----Biography
Lawyers
Criminal justice, Administration of---United States.

KF373.S743 / A3 2014

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