Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Bryan Stevenson“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice & equality has inspired me & many others & made a lasting impact on our country.” — John Legend
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate & in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, & women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, & legal brinksmanship — & transformed his understanding of mercy & justice forever.
“Every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, & in some ways more so... a searing indictment of American criminal justice & a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.” — David Cole, The New York Review of Books
“Not since Atticus Finch has a fearless & committed lawyer made such a difference in the American South. Though larger than life, Atticus exists only in fiction. Bryan Stevenson, however, is very much alive & doing God’s work fighting for the poor, the oppressed, the voiceless, the vulnerable, the outcast, & those with no hope. Just Mercy is his inspiring & powerful story.” — John Grisham
Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, & an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.