'Just Justice In Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy'

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Bryan Stevenson is a very well-known and brilliant Civil-Rights lawyer in the south and in his book, Just Mercy, he writes about his experience with the Justice System. Stevenson became an advocate early in his career and continues to work as a legal advocate for the wrongfully convicted or harshly sentenced. In his book he explains his experience with helping , or trying to help those that have been placed on death row and those that have otherwise been harshly convicted of their crimes. Bryan was born to a poor black family from Delaware. His parents were both hard working members of the community and very active in the Methodist church. Bryan’s drive and strong work ethic helped him pursue college and eventually Harvard