Book #164 of 2019: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson I reread this title for my book club meeting tonight, but I mostly stand by my previous review from 2017: “A sobering and deeply moving account from death row lawyer Bryan Stevenson on the injustices that pervade our justice system, …
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Book #119 of 2017: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson A sobering and deeply moving account from death row lawyer Bryan Stevenson on the injustices that pervade our justice system, particularly those concerning southern black defendants. This is not a book like The New Jim Crow that constructs elaborate academic …
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