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True justice : Bryan Stevenson's fight for equality /

This feature documentary follows Bryan Stevenson - lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative - through his experiences as a capital defense attorney and advocate for community-based reform. Interweaving watershed moments from Stevenson's cases with insights from his clients, colleagues...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kunhardt, Peter W. (Producer, Director), Kunhardt, George (Producer, Director), Kunhardt, Teddy (Producer, Director), Mumma, Maya (Editor), Essed, Osei
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned.
Published: [New York, N.Y.] : HBO Documentary Films, [2019]
Subjects:
Stevenson, Bryan.
Equal Justice Initiative.
Stevenson, Bryan
Equal Justice Initiative
Lawyers > Biography.
Social reformers > Biography.
African Americans > History.
Courts.
Judicial process > United States.
Justice, Administration of.
Réformateurs sociaux > Biographies.
Noirs américains > Histoire.
Tribunaux.
Processus judiciaire > États-Unis.
African Americans
Courts
Judicial process
Justice, Administration of
Lawyers
Social reformers
United States
Biographies.
Documentary films
History
Internet videos
Nonfiction films
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Internet videos.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Vidéos sur Internet.
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Summary:This feature documentary follows Bryan Stevenson - lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative - through his experiences as a capital defense attorney and advocate for community-based reform. Interweaving watershed moments from Stevenson's cases with insights from his clients, colleagues and members of his family, the film focuses on Stevenson's life and career - particularly his indictment of the U.S. criminal-justice system for its role in codifying modern systemic racism - and tracks the intertwined histories of slavery, lynching, segregation and mass incarceration. Offering intimate access to Stevenson as he reflects on the transformative moments in his career, the film chronicles his work in Alabama, the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement and home to the Equal Justice Initiative, as well as the early influences that drove him to become an advocate for the poor and the incarcerated. Illuminating the power of memory in cultural change, True Justice instills hope of a brighter American future through the insights of this remarkable pioneer.
Item Description:Originally released by Home Box Office, 2019.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 19, 2019.
Title from distributor's description
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr., 40 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences
Audience:9 - 12, Academic/AP
Production Credits:Editor and producer, Maya Mumma ; music by Osei Essed.