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2021-2022 Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

This guide provides an overview of "Just Mercy" which was adopted as the 2021-2022 Text-in-Community book. It also offers useful information on related issues.

About the Author

Bryan Stevenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a professor of clinical law at New York University Law School. He has won relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, argued five times before the Supreme Court, and won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of color. 

 

One Lawyer's Fight For Young Blacks And 'Just Mercy' : NPR