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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014) is a memoir by American attorney Bryan Stevenson that documents his career defending disadvantaged clients. The book, focusing on injustices in the United States judicial system, alternates chapters between documenting Stevenson's efforts to overturn the wrongful conviction of Walter McMillian and his work on other cases, including children ...
Just Mercy grossed $36 million in the United States and Canada, and $14.4 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $50.4 million. [3] On its first day of limited release, the film made $81,072 from four theaters. [26] Just Mercy made $105,000 in its opening weekend, December 27–29, for a five-day total of $228,072. [27]
Stevenson wrote the critically acclaimed memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, published in 2014 by Spiegel & Grau. [15] It was selected by Time magazine as one of the "10 Best Books of Nonfiction" for 2014, and was among The New York Times "100 Notable Books" for the year.
Stevenson, whom Jordan plays in the legal drama “Just Mercy,” has led one of the most successful efforts to combat mass incarceration and racial injustices in the United States legal system.
“Just Mercy,” the powerful legal drama about a wrongfully convicted African-American man on death row, has been made free to watch this month by Warner Bros. “We believe in the power of ...
Founder Bryan Stevenson was depicted in the legal drama Just Mercy, which is based on his memoir Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. The film tells the story of Walter McMillian and, in less detail, the stories of other Stevenson cases. The Equal Justice Initiative won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Charitable Organization ...
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption: Winner [9] [10] Elizabeth Kolbert: The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History: Finalist [9] [10] Lawrence Wright: Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin and Sadat at Camp David: 2016 Sally Mann: Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs: Winner [11] [12] Helen Macdonald: H is for Hawk: Finalist [11 ...
The 2019 film Just Mercy dramatizes McMillian's case, and stars Jamie Foxx as McMillian and Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson, with direction by Destin Daniel Cretton, based on Stevenson's 2014 book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. [20]