He hath shown thee, O man, what is good: and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? -Micah 6:8

Just Mercy is based on the lives of two black men: Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B. Jordan), who started the non-profit Equal Justice Initiative. The organization was designed to provide free legal assistance to death row inmates, far too many of whom could not afford a lawyer to effectively represent them when they were charged with the most serious of crimes. Walter MacMillan...