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Stevenson, Bryan,

Just mercy : A Story of Justice and Redemption / Bryan Stevenson. - Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition. - xiv, 349 pages ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-338) and index.

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 -- Postscript -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Notes -- Index.

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

Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction ; 100 notable books, The New York Times Book Review, 2014.

ISBN: 9780812984965 081298496X 9780812989397 0812989392 9780399588839 0399588833 9780399589904 0399589902 9780399590498 0399590498

LCCN: 2014430900

Subjects--Personal Names:
Stevenson, Bryan.
Stevenson, Bryan.
Stevenson, Bryan.
Stevenson, Bryan.
Stevenson, Bryan.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Equal Justice Initiative.
Equal Justice Initiative.
Umschulungswerkst�atten f�ur Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
Equal Justice Initiative.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Lawyers--United States--Biography.
Social reformers--United States--Biography.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Legal assistance to the poor--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Lawyers.
Legal assistance to the poor.
Social reformers.
Strafverfolgung
Todesstrafe
Rassismus
Lawyers--Biography.
Legal assistance to the poor--Biography.
Jurist--Biography.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--Biography.
Equal Justice Initiative--Biography.
Social reformers--Biography.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Biography.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
Legal assistance to the poor--United States.
Social reformers--United States--Biography.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Subjects--Index Terms: Politics Criminal Justice Criminal Law Advocacy Racism Social Justice

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biographies.
Biography.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: KF373.S743 / A3 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 353.4/8092