A lawyer works to free people wrongly convicted and sentenced to death
What it is about
Bryan Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative to help people who have been sentenced harshly or unfairly. The book centers on the case of Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death in Alabama for a murder he did not commit. It also tells other stories of the people the law has failed.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who care about justice and the law.
What you will get
A moving and important book. It was adapted into a 2019 film.
Behind the book
It was adapted into a 2019 film starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx.
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Nonfiction · Justice · Death penalty · Race
Length
336 pages · ≈ 10 h
More about this book
Characters
Bryan Stevenson and Walter McMillian.
Setting
Alabama and courtrooms across the United States.
What makes it different
A first-person account by a lawyer who fights these cases.
Feel
Powerful, humane and urgent.
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