Bryan Stevenson

And the deputy there says, oh, you can't come in. I said, well, I'm the defense attorney. I think I have to be able to come in. He said, well, let me go check. And he came back. He said, well, you can come in. And I go in there and I see they've changed things around. They've put a metal detector inside the courtroom door. It already cleared one to get into the courthouse.

And the deputy there says, oh, you can't come in. I said, well, I'm the defense attorney. I think I have to be able to come in. He said, well, let me go check. And he came back. He said, well, you can come in. And I go in there and I see they've changed things around. They've put a metal detector inside the courtroom door. It already cleared one to get into the courthouse.

And the deputy there says, oh, you can't come in. I said, well, I'm the defense attorney. I think I have to be able to come in. He said, well, let me go check. And he came back. He said, well, you can come in. And I go in there and I see they've changed things around. They've put a metal detector inside the courtroom door. It already cleared one to get into the courthouse.

And then on the other side of the metal detector, there was this huge German shepherd dog just kind of leering. And I look into the courtroom. It's been filled with people who are not sympathetic to Mr. McMillan. I complained to the judge. The judge said, oh, your people have to get here earlier tomorrow. I said, judge, that wasn't the problem. They didn't let them in.

And then on the other side of the metal detector, there was this huge German shepherd dog just kind of leering. And I look into the courtroom. It's been filled with people who are not sympathetic to Mr. McMillan. I complained to the judge. The judge said, oh, your people have to get here earlier tomorrow. I said, judge, that wasn't the problem. They didn't let them in.

And then on the other side of the metal detector, there was this huge German shepherd dog just kind of leering. And I look into the courtroom. It's been filled with people who are not sympathetic to Mr. McMillan. I complained to the judge. The judge said, oh, your people have to get here earlier tomorrow. I said, judge, that wasn't the problem. They didn't let them in.

Judge paid no attention, explained to the community what had happened. They said, we will be here earlier tomorrow. There were a few seats left, and they identified this older woman as And my relationship to this work is because of people like this older woman. She was so proud to be given the responsibility of being one of the witnesses for the community. And she fixed herself up.

Judge paid no attention, explained to the community what had happened. They said, we will be here earlier tomorrow. There were a few seats left, and they identified this older woman as And my relationship to this work is because of people like this older woman. She was so proud to be given the responsibility of being one of the witnesses for the community. And she fixed herself up.

Judge paid no attention, explained to the community what had happened. They said, we will be here earlier tomorrow. There were a few seats left, and they identified this older woman as And my relationship to this work is because of people like this older woman. She was so proud to be given the responsibility of being one of the witnesses for the community. And she fixed herself up.

She walked over to the door. They let people in. And she walked through the door with such grace and such dignity. She held her head up high. She had this hat on. She walked through the metal detector. But when she saw the dog... You could just see the fear paralyze her. She stopped dead in her tracks, and I watched her try to move, try to take a step, and she couldn't do it.

She walked over to the door. They let people in. And she walked through the door with such grace and such dignity. She held her head up high. She had this hat on. She walked through the metal detector. But when she saw the dog... You could just see the fear paralyze her. She stopped dead in her tracks, and I watched her try to move, try to take a step, and she couldn't do it.

She walked over to the door. They let people in. And she walked through the door with such grace and such dignity. She held her head up high. She had this hat on. She walked through the metal detector. But when she saw the dog... You could just see the fear paralyze her. She stopped dead in her tracks, and I watched her try to move, try to take a step, and she couldn't do it.

And her body began to shake, and her head drooped, and I saw tears start running down her face. And then I heard her groan really loudly, and then watched her turn around and run out the courtroom. Painful thing to see. Other people came inside. We had a really good day in court that day. I was heading home, and she was still sitting outside. And when she saw me, she came over to me.

And her body began to shake, and her head drooped, and I saw tears start running down her face. And then I heard her groan really loudly, and then watched her turn around and run out the courtroom. Painful thing to see. Other people came inside. We had a really good day in court that day. I was heading home, and she was still sitting outside. And when she saw me, she came over to me.

And her body began to shake, and her head drooped, and I saw tears start running down her face. And then I heard her groan really loudly, and then watched her turn around and run out the courtroom. Painful thing to see. Other people came inside. We had a really good day in court that day. I was heading home, and she was still sitting outside. And when she saw me, she came over to me.

She said, oh, Mr. Stevenson, I feel so bad. She said, I let you down today. I let everybody down today. I said, Ms. Williams, it's not your fault. They shouldn't have done what they did. She said, no, no, no, no, no. I was supposed to be in that courtroom. I should have been in that courtroom. And she started crying. I said, Ms. Williams, please don't feel bad.

She said, oh, Mr. Stevenson, I feel so bad. She said, I let you down today. I let everybody down today. I said, Ms. Williams, it's not your fault. They shouldn't have done what they did. She said, no, no, no, no, no. I was supposed to be in that courtroom. I should have been in that courtroom. And she started crying. I said, Ms. Williams, please don't feel bad.

She said, oh, Mr. Stevenson, I feel so bad. She said, I let you down today. I let everybody down today. I said, Ms. Williams, it's not your fault. They shouldn't have done what they did. She said, no, no, no, no, no. I was supposed to be in that courtroom. I should have been in that courtroom. And she started crying. I said, Ms. Williams, please don't feel bad.

They shouldn't have done what they did. She said, no, no, no. I was meant to be in that courtroom. I should have been in that courtroom. She said, but when I saw that dog, all I could think about was Selma, Alabama, 1965. And I remember how they put those dogs on us. And I tried to make myself move, but I just couldn't do it. Her sister told me that night when they got home. that Ms.

They shouldn't have done what they did. She said, no, no, no. I was meant to be in that courtroom. I should have been in that courtroom. She said, but when I saw that dog, all I could think about was Selma, Alabama, 1965. And I remember how they put those dogs on us. And I tried to make myself move, but I just couldn't do it. Her sister told me that night when they got home. that Ms.