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Just Mercy
Just Mercy
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February 1, 2020
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February 29, 2020
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Just Mercy A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Steve…more

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Angela Marie
Mar 28, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Five plus stars! Bryan Stevenson's fight for social justice is inspiring! This book taught me so much about how juvenile criminals are treated! I had no idea kids could get the death penalty. This gave me a new lease to watch SVU with and be skeptical of a conviction. I love that he recognized and fought for people with physical, cognitive, mental, and intellectual disabilities. I can't imagine having MS on death row. He also brings in a lot of biases people have about race and poverty. I also l ...more
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Leah
Mar 22, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: nonfiction, favorites, 2020
A masterpiece. This book should be required reading in every American high school classroom. Stevenson will be remembered alongside John Lewis and Rosa Parks for his role in the modern civil rights movement, taking on what he described as slavery’s 4th reiteration in America: mass incarceration. This was one of the most important books I have ever read, and I’m better in ways personal and philosophical for having listened to Bryan’s stories.
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Saba Maroof
Nov 11, 2017 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: memoir
Phenomenal book. Inspiring to read about a young lawyer who ventured in waters others would not. He didn’t let implausibility stop him. A gut wrenching glimpse into a hidden world that our country turns a blind eye from. The individual narratives make this book personable and poignant.
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Vanessa Goscinny
Feb 25, 2016 rated it really liked it
Francesca
Feb 01, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: auto-bio-memoir
LT
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Apr 19, 2017 marked it as to-read
Shelves: films-tv, true-crime
Bryn
Jan 11, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Imogen Reeves
Feb 24, 2018 marked it as to-read
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Nina
Jun 17, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: on-my-shelf
Skyla
Jan 30, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Nicole
Mar 02, 2020 marked it as to-read
Caleb
Mar 04, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: richland-audio
Dara
Apr 22, 2020 marked it as to-read
Emily Dixon
Jun 13, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Jessi Metzing
Jul 28, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Maddie Brennan
Dec 16, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: anti-racism
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Jan 10, 2021 marked it as to-read
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