Skip to Main Content
bryan stevenson
The Equal Justice Initiative documented racial terror lynchings during the post-emancipation Reconstruction era, from 1865 to 1876.
The former president called the anti-racism protests a "sea change" in a conversation with Rep. John Lewis and Bryan Stevenson.
The actor is playing Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, who has fought for the wrongly condemned and convicted for decades.
After Anthony Ray Hinton spent 30 years awaiting his death sentence, his case went to the Supreme Court and he was set free. Now, hes working to abolish the death penalty entirely.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
An HBO documentary about Bryan Stevenson sounds an urgent call to examine the nation's past, from slavery to lynching.
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice draws a line from the slavery and lynching of the past to the criminal justice system of today.
The project gives a comprehensive look at the impact of lynching on generations of black families.
"All of a sudden, I knew I wanted to help condemned people get to higher ground," says Bryan Stevenson.
"More people have said, 'What can I do to help you?' in the last 14 hours of my life than they ever did in the first 19 years."
It's not about, "Does this person deserve to die?" says attorney Bryan Stevenson.
_(720p).jpg)
 OFFICIAL HD MUSIC VIDEO.jpg)
.jpg)
