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Just Mercy

Just Mercy

The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence proving his innocence. Bryan fights tirelessly for Walter with the system stacked against them.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'Just Mercy' and the Difference Between Black and White Legal Dramas

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'Just Mercy' and the Difference Between Black and White Legal Dramas

Movies about racial injustice can "exonerate us" when set in the past, but the evils are more urgent than ever, writes The Hollywood Reporter columnist.