- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Library Guides
- UM Common Reading Experience 2017: Just Mercy
- Just Mercy & Bryan Stevenson
Search Guides
UM Common Reading Experience 2017: Just Mercy
The Book
Three copies of Just Mercy are available at the Reserve Desk in the J.D. Williams Library (1st floor) for 3-day checkout.
Thi
s book's call number is KF373.S74 A3 2014. One copy of the book is located in the main library stacks for regular checkout (2nd floor same call number) and one copy is in Archives & Special Collections that does not check out. We also have a copy as an Ebook!
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.
About Bryan Stevenson
-
10 Questions with Bryan StevensonLawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson on crime, death row and kids in prison with TIME Magazine.
-
Bryan Stevenson TED Talk"In an engaging and personal talk, human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives." March 2012. Video, 24 minutes.
-
Bryan Stevenson WebsiteBryan 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.
Resources from the Book
-
Cases Referenced in Just MercyLinks to the cases mentioned in the book.
Book Reviews
-
Book Review: Just mercy: A story of justice and redemptionReview by Alissa Sherry in the Journal of Black Psychology
-
Implementing Just MercyReview by William Berry for Texas Law Review
-
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and RedemptionReview by Alan Clark for the National Lawyers Guild Review
-
The DispossessedReview by Ted Conover for the New York Times
-
A Life Spent Vindicating the InnocentReview by Rob Warden for the Washington Post