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#The1619Project Book Club
May 2nd: Our conversation will be based on Chapter 10, Punishment by Bryan Stevenson, relevant material (#The1619Project chapters/Hulu series/NYT magazine, books, videos) and related life experiences.
You're welcome to participate - speak, text/chat or just listen -.
May 2nd: Our conversation will be based on Chapter 10, Punishment by Bryan Stevenson, relevant material (#The1619Project chapters/Hulu series/NYT magazine, books, videos) and related life experiences.
You're welcome to participate - speak, text/chat or just listen -.
10:42 PM - Apr 25, 2024
2/15
""Just Mercy," 2019, film is a true story based on Bryan Stevenson's 2014 memoir, "Just Mercy""
"book ... light on the systemic racism & flaws within the US criminal justice system. It shares Stevenson's experiences defending vulnerable clients on Death Row & his work to create a more just society."
"book ... light on the systemic racism & flaws within the US criminal justice system. It shares Stevenson's experiences defending vulnerable clients on Death Row & his work to create a more just society."
JUST MERCY Official Trailer - YouTube
JUST MERCY In theaters this December.https://www.justmercyfilm.com/https://www.facebook.com/JustMercyFilm/https://www.instagram.com/justmercyfilm/https://twi...
02:08 PM - Apr 26, 2024
3/15 
Confronting Our History of Racial Injustice - YouTube
To overcome racial injustice, we must confront our history. https://eji.org/reports/lynching-in-america/The Equal Justice Initiative works to end mass incarc...
09:59 PM - Apr 26, 2024
4/15 
Just Mercy – Main Trailer - Warner Bros. UK - YouTube
Based on a true story, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Brie Larson star in #JustMercy, in cinemas January 17 2020.Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” “Cre...
11:45 PM - Apr 26, 2024
5/15
Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice
- Mass incarceration, wealth
- Death penalty disconnect
- Terrorism
- Apartheid
- Rosa Parks
- How do we treat the poor?
- War on drugs, 3 strikes
- Punishment philosophy vs help those victimized by crime
https://youtu.be/c2tOp7Oxy...
- Mass incarceration, wealth
- Death penalty disconnect
- Terrorism
- Apartheid
- Rosa Parks
- How do we treat the poor?
- War on drugs, 3 strikes
- Punishment philosophy vs help those victimized by crime
https://youtu.be/c2tOp7Oxy...
Bryan Stevenson: We need to talk about an injustice | TED - YouTube
In an engaging and personal talk -- with cameo appearances from his grandmother and Rosa Parks -- human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths...
06:04 PM - Apr 27, 2024
6/15
#The1619Project
Chapter 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Page 281:
"All reflect incidents in which African Americans have been mistreated, assaulted, or arrested for conduct that would be ignored if they were white."
Chapter 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Page 281:
"All reflect incidents in which African Americans have been mistreated, assaulted, or arrested for conduct that would be ignored if they were white."
03:34 PM - Apr 28, 2024
7/15
#The1619Project
Chapter 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Page 279
"The existing racial hierarchy was sustained by myths of Black criminality, which led many white people to insist that only the threat of extreme and brutal punishment could preserve order where Black people were concerned."
Chapter 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Page 279
"The existing racial hierarchy was sustained by myths of Black criminality, which led many white people to insist that only the threat of extreme and brutal punishment could preserve order where Black people were concerned."
03:37 PM - Apr 28, 2024
8/15
#The1619Project
Ch. 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Pg 280
"historian Douglas A. Blackmon's Pulitzer Prize-winning book documents, it was Slavery by Another Name.¹⁷"
"convict leasing stripped imprisoned people of any protection"
"sociologist David Oshinsky titled his book, Worse Than Slavery.¹⁸"
Ch. 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Pg 280
"historian Douglas A. Blackmon's Pulitzer Prize-winning book documents, it was Slavery by Another Name.¹⁷"
"convict leasing stripped imprisoned people of any protection"
"sociologist David Oshinsky titled his book, Worse Than Slavery.¹⁸"
03:42 PM - Apr 28, 2024
9/15
#The1619Project
Ch 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Pg 282
"In Germany, there has been a meaningful reckoning with the history of the Holocaust; this sort of reflection and remembrance has been largely absent in America, where many people resist confronting the most disturbing and difficult parts"
Ch 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Pg 282
"In Germany, there has been a meaningful reckoning with the history of the Holocaust; this sort of reflection and remembrance has been largely absent in America, where many people resist confronting the most disturbing and difficult parts"
03:47 PM - Apr 28, 2024
10/15
#The1619Project
Chapter 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Pages 282-283
"I sometimes speak with our Angola clients who have now been released, including Matthew. They are grateful to have survived the fields and the hole, to have endured harsh punishment amid an uncertain future."
https://spoutible.
Chapter 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Pages 282-283
"I sometimes speak with our Angola clients who have now been released, including Matthew. They are grateful to have survived the fields and the hole, to have endured harsh punishment amid an uncertain future."
https://spoutible.
01:23 PM - Apr 29, 2024
11/15
#The1619Project
Chapter 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Page 283
"They {our Angola clients who have now been released} sometimes talk about what it was like to be told, "You are beyond hope, beyond redemption and you must stay in prison until you die.""
https://spoutible.com/pod/...
Chapter 10, PUNISHMENT by Bryan Stevenson
Page 283
"They {our Angola clients who have now been released} sometimes talk about what it was like to be told, "You are beyond hope, beyond redemption and you must stay in prison until you die.""
https://spoutible.com/pod/...
01:30 PM - Apr 29, 2024
12/15
8pm EST, tomorrow evening: our conversation will be based on Chapter 10, Punishment by Bryan Stevenson, relevant material (#The1619Project book/Hulu series/NYT magazine, books, videos) and related life experiences.
You're welcome to participate - speak, text/chat or just listen -.
https://spoutible
You're welcome to participate - speak, text/chat or just listen -.
https://spoutible
12:16 AM - May 01, 2024
13/15
8pm EST, this evening: our conversation will be based on Chapter 10, Punishment by Bryan Stevenson, relevant material (#The1619Project book/Hulu series/NYT magazine, books, videos) and related life experiences.
You're welcome to participate in the discussion - speak, text/chat or just listen -.
You're welcome to participate in the discussion - speak, text/chat or just listen -.
12:20 AM - May 02, 2024
14/15
"Bryan Stevenson Interview: The Role of Slavery in America -
Public Interest Lawyer Bryan Stevenson believes that America hasn't fully grappled with the institution of slavery, and because of this lack of understanding it's hard to evaluate ..."
https://youtu.be/LFFuIlsvH...
Public Interest Lawyer Bryan Stevenson believes that America hasn't fully grappled with the institution of slavery, and because of this lack of understanding it's hard to evaluate ..."
https://youtu.be/LFFuIlsvH...
Bryan Stevenson Interview: The Role of Slavery in America - YouTube
Public Interest Lawyer Bryan Stevenson believes that America hasn't fully grappled with the institution of slavery, and because of this lack of understanding...
04:18 PM - May 02, 2024
15/15
Thank you for a none too cheerful discussion of Punishment by Bryan Stevenson:
Wiki
"He has assisted in cases that have saved dozens of prisoners from the death penalty."
#The1619Project book, Pg 277
"a racial disparity that the United States Supreme Court accepted as "inevitable""
Wiki
"He has assisted in cases that have saved dozens of prisoners from the death penalty."
#The1619Project book, Pg 277
"a racial disparity that the United States Supreme Court accepted as "inevitable""
10:30 PM - May 02, 2024
