In Recognition Of Bryan Stevenson

Bryan Stevenson grew up in Milton, Delaware. A widely acclaimed public interest lawyer, he is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. Under his leadership, the Equal Justice Initiative has won major legal challenges eliminating excessive and unfair sentencing, exonerating innocent death row prisoners, confronting abuse of the incarcerated and the mentally ill, and aiding children prosecuted as adults. In 2018, he opened the internationally acclaimed Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice to educate people about the legacies of slavery, lynching, and racial segregation that have resulted in people of color being disproportionately marginalized, disadvantaged, and mistreated. He has received over forty honorary doctorates, numerous awards, the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Prize, and the American Bar Association's highest honor, the ABA Medal. Stevenson, who is African American, graduated from Cape Henlopen High School, Eastern University, Harvard Law School, and Harvard's JFK School of Government, and authored the award-winning New York Times bestseller Just Mercy, later adapted as a major motion picture.

Milton, Delaware · United States