Bryan Stevenson
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Nonfiction books for adults about race, racism, and antiracism
NYT - Crime and Punishment
NYT - Politics and American History
NYT - Race and Civil Rights
NYT - Crime and Punishment
NYT - Politics and American History
NYT - Race and Civil Rights
Description
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.
"Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the...