Characters
Harvard law graduate who helps condemned men and women on death row who cannot afford representation.
Bryan Stevenson
What does EJI stands for?
Equal Justice Initiative
Where was Walter the day of the murder?
A fish fry at his house
What happened to Trina once she was in prison?
Sexually assaulted by the correctional officers
Like Vicki Pittman's case, what seems to hold people back from getting fair treatment in the justice system?
Money
The sheriff who arrested Walter and was racist towards him.
Tom Tate
What was Bryan doing when the police car searched his car?
Listening to music
Who was the first witness that accused Walter?
Ralph Myers
Where was Joe Sullivan kept while awaiting trial at the courthouse?
A cage
What seemed to be a reoccurring theme with the children who were in this book (why they got to where they were)?
A troubling upbringing
The second witness in Walter’s case; a known snitch who said he saw Walter’s truck outside the cleaners the day of the murder.
Bill Hooks
What is empathy?
Feeling others feelings (feeling with people)
Why did the town already not like Walter very much?
Because he had an affair with a white woman
Name the woman Ian shot
Debbie Baigre
What does "unmerited grace" mean?
A gift (love, forgiveness) that cannot be earned for deserved
An 18 year old white women Walter was accused of murdering in Monroeville
Ronda Morrison
What was the name of the woman accused of killing her child (chapter 12)?
Marsha Colby
How long was Walter on death row?
6 years
What job did Charlie's stepfather have?
Police officer
Each of us is more than...
the worst thing we've ever done
A man with PTSD from the Vietnam war executed on death row
Herbert Richardson
Capital punishment means those without...
the capital (money) get the punishment
What was the most convincing evidence in Walter's retrial to show his innocence?
The tapes of Ralph being coerced by police in the interrogation
What was the name of the first death row inmate Bryan met?
Henry
Think back to the story with the correctional officer who was mean to Bryan. What did he eventually learn through sitting through the trial of Avery that is a lesson we should take with us everyday?
We are not all that different from one another. When we take a minute to understand one another, hate can disappear.