Bryan Stevenson says facing our racist past is a path, not punishment
Human rights lawyer Brian Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, discusses the urgent need for truth-telling about America’s history of racial injustice—including slavery, lynching, segregation, and voter suppression—as a prerequisite for reconciliation, justice, and a health
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