Live The Legacy: Visit Booker T. Washington’s Mansion At Tuskegee
By Donna Cope
Renowned attorney Bryan Stevenson sees Tuskegee University as hallowed ground.
The significance of the university – built by Booker T. Washington, a former slave – is not lost on Stevenson. He has devoted his life to fighting egregious inequality within the criminal justice system, and has spoken at the university many times. Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) in Montgomery, is often called “America’s Mandela.”
On Jan. 31, Stevenson returned to his Tuskegee “stomping grounds” to discuss his book, “Just Mercy.”“Booker T. Washington created a legacy that is inspiring,” Stevenson said. “We all need to understand his work and life to appreciate what hard work and dedication can achieve. I’m proud that Tuskegee has so thoughtfully honored this legend. We are all the better for it.”
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