Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption —Stevenson, Bryan, author.

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 justic...

A colony in a nation —Hayes, Christopher, 1979- author.

True justice Bryan Stevenson's fight for equality

For more than three decades, Alabama public interest attorney, founder, and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, has advocated on behalf of the poor, the incarcerated and the condemned, seeking to eradicat...

Locking up our own : crime and punishment in black america —Forman, James, 1967- author.

"An original and consequential argument about race, crime, and the law Today, Americans are debating our criminal justice system with new urgency. Mass incarceration and aggressive police tactics -- and their impact on p...

Open season : legalized genocide of colored people —Crump, Benjamin, 1969- author.

"[Ben Crump] shows that there is a persistent, prevailing, and destructive mindset regarding colored people that is rooted in our history as a slave-owning nation. This biased attitude has given rise to mass incarceratio...

Cuz : or the life and times of Michael A. —Allen, Danielle S., 1971- author.

Stakes is high : life after the American dream —Smith, Mychal Denzel, 1986- author.

"We are better than this" has been the rallying cry since Donald Trump was elected. But as New York Times-bestselling author Mychal Denzel Smith shows, Americans are too comfortable imagining our greatness. We like to be...