"Just Mercy" - Adult Discussion
Sun, Jun 28
|Zoom
Discussion for adults, with Dr. Paul Ringel of High Point University, about the movie "Just Mercy." (A separate discussion for teens is being held at 2:00 p.m)
Time & Location
Jun 28, 2020, 11:00 AM
Zoom
Guests
About the event
Join us for a discussion about this powerful and thought-provoking film. "Just Mercy" is a true story which follows young lawyer, Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan might have had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson.) One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx,) who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds-and the system-stacked against them.
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