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By meyersk
On July 25, 2019
Bell Ringer: Meet Bryan Stevenson, author of "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption"
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Lawyer Bryan Stevenson discusses issues of race in his book "Just Mercy."
Description
Not sure which nonfiction text to choose? Meet Bryan Stevenson, author of "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption." Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, is a lawyer who has spent his career defending wrongly convicted prisoners on death row.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- What does Mr. Stevenson say about the impact of racial inequality when it comes to death row?
- Extension: How might America's history of racial inequalities impact concerns about policing in today's society?
- Extension: What do you think Mr. Stevenson would say about vulnerable defendants, such as those who are poor, young, or who have mental illness?
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Participants
Vocabulary
- Constitution
- Death Penalty
- Death Row
- Redemption
- Supreme Court