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'Just Mercy' Attorney Asks U.S. To Reckon With Its Racist Past And Present

Bryan Stevenson is the author of the memoir Just Mercy, which was recently adapted into a film starring Michael B. Jordan. Rog Walker/Paper Monday hide caption

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'Just Mercy' Attorney Asks U.S. To Reckon With Its Racist Past And Present

Bryan Stevenson built a museum and monument in Alabama dedicated to slavery and its legacy. "We need to create institutions in this country that motivate more people to say 'Never again,' " he says.

'Just Mercy' Attorney Asks U.S. To Reckon With Its Racist Past And Present

Bryan Stevenson is the author of the memoir Just Mercy, which was recently adapted into a film starring Michael B. Jordan. Rog Walker/Paper Monday hide caption

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'Just Mercy' Attorney Asks U.S. To Reckon With Its Racist Past And Present

'Just Mercy' Attorney Asks U.S. To Reckon With Its Racist Past And Present

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