Just Mercy

by Bryan Stevenson · 2014

Bryan Stevenson's account of defending the wrongly condemned and building the Equal Justice Initiative.

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Bryan Stevenson · Civil-rights lawyer and author

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Bryan StevensonCivil-rights lawyer and author

Founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and author of Just Mercy.

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Howard Schultz Former CEO, Starbucks

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Documented citation: The New Yorker reported that Howard Schultz read Just Mercy, said he was so moved that he contacted Bryan Stevenson, and then displayed the book at Starbucks counters.

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The New Yorker · 2016-08-15 · accessed 2026-06-21

The New Yorker reports that after reading Just Mercy, Howard Schultz was moved enough to contact Bryan Stevenson and display the book at Starbucks counters.

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