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Author:

Stevenson, Bryan,.

Title:

Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption / Bryan Stevenson.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Spiegel & Grau

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

x, 336 pages ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Stevenson, Bryan.
Equal Justice Initiative.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Social reformers--United States--Biography.
Legal assistance to the poor--United States.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336.)

Contents:

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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

081298496X trade paperback :
9780812984965 trade paperback :

LCCN:

2014044748

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