Bryan Stevenson

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.

Williams didn't sleep, but they could hear her praying all night long. And she was praying, Lord, I can't be scared of no dog. I can't be scared of no dog. And her sister told me the next morning that when they woke up, she called the community leaders and begged for another chance to be a representative.

Williams didn't sleep, but they could hear her praying all night long. And she was praying, Lord, I can't be scared of no dog. I can't be scared of no dog. And her sister told me the next morning that when they woke up, she called the community leaders and begged for another chance to be a representative.

Williams didn't sleep, but they could hear her praying all night long. And she was praying, Lord, I can't be scared of no dog. I can't be scared of no dog. And her sister told me the next morning that when they woke up, she called the community leaders and begged for another chance to be a representative.

And on the trip from the house to the courthouse, her sister said she kept saying, I ain't scared of no dog. I ain't scared of no dog. And they had the same setup on the next day. And I was inside the courtroom. And they opened the door. And there was Ms. Williams. And you could hear her saying audibly over and over again. She was saying, I ain't scared of no dog. I ain't scared of no dog.

And on the trip from the house to the courthouse, her sister said she kept saying, I ain't scared of no dog. I ain't scared of no dog. And they had the same setup on the next day. And I was inside the courtroom. And they opened the door. And there was Ms. Williams. And you could hear her saying audibly over and over again. She was saying, I ain't scared of no dog. I ain't scared of no dog.

And on the trip from the house to the courthouse, her sister said she kept saying, I ain't scared of no dog. I ain't scared of no dog. And they had the same setup on the next day. And I was inside the courtroom. And they opened the door. And there was Ms. Williams. And you could hear her saying audibly over and over again. She was saying, I ain't scared of no dog. I ain't scared of no dog.

And she walked through the metal detector. And she walked up to the dog. And she said, I ain't scared of no dog. And she walked past the dog, sat down on the front row of that courtroom, and turned to me and said, Mr. Stevenson, I'm here. And I looked at her and said, oh, Ms. Williams, it's so good to see you here. And then she said, oh, no, Mr. Stevens, and you didn't hear me.

And she walked through the metal detector. And she walked up to the dog. And she said, I ain't scared of no dog. And she walked past the dog, sat down on the front row of that courtroom, and turned to me and said, Mr. Stevenson, I'm here. And I looked at her and said, oh, Ms. Williams, it's so good to see you here. And then she said, oh, no, Mr. Stevens, and you didn't hear me.

And she walked through the metal detector. And she walked up to the dog. And she said, I ain't scared of no dog. And she walked past the dog, sat down on the front row of that courtroom, and turned to me and said, Mr. Stevenson, I'm here. And I looked at her and said, oh, Ms. Williams, it's so good to see you here. And then she said, oh, no, Mr. Stevens, and you didn't hear me.

She said, I'm here. And I said, oh, Ms. Williams, I did hear you, and I'm glad to see you here. And the courtroom got filled. The judge walked in to start the hearing. Everybody stood up. But when everybody sat back down, Ms. Williams remained standing. And people were staring at her. And then she said in one loud voice this last time to the whole courtroom, she said, I'm here.

She said, I'm here. And I said, oh, Ms. Williams, I did hear you, and I'm glad to see you here. And the courtroom got filled. The judge walked in to start the hearing. Everybody stood up. But when everybody sat back down, Ms. Williams remained standing. And people were staring at her. And then she said in one loud voice this last time to the whole courtroom, she said, I'm here.

She said, I'm here. And I said, oh, Ms. Williams, I did hear you, and I'm glad to see you here. And the courtroom got filled. The judge walked in to start the hearing. Everybody stood up. But when everybody sat back down, Ms. Williams remained standing. And people were staring at her. And then she said in one loud voice this last time to the whole courtroom, she said, I'm here.

And it became clear to me then what she was saying. She wasn't saying I'm physically present. She was saying I may be old, I may be poor, I may be Black, but I've got this vision of justice that compels me to stand up to injustice. And I have the great beauty, the great joy of witnessing that kind of courage, that kind of strength.

And it became clear to me then what she was saying. She wasn't saying I'm physically present. She was saying I may be old, I may be poor, I may be Black, but I've got this vision of justice that compels me to stand up to injustice. And I have the great beauty, the great joy of witnessing that kind of courage, that kind of strength.

And it became clear to me then what she was saying. She wasn't saying I'm physically present. She was saying I may be old, I may be poor, I may be Black, but I've got this vision of justice that compels me to stand up to injustice. And I have the great beauty, the great joy of witnessing that kind of courage, that kind of strength.

When we ultimately won Mr. McMillan's release, there was a whole crowd of people there. And the first person he went to was Ms. Williams. He said, Ms. Williams, I'm here because you were there for me. She said, I'll always be there for you. And so I feel like I can't be turned around by threats and violence, by people who are angry and hateful.

When we ultimately won Mr. McMillan's release, there was a whole crowd of people there. And the first person he went to was Ms. Williams. He said, Ms. Williams, I'm here because you were there for me. She said, I'll always be there for you. And so I feel like I can't be turned around by threats and violence, by people who are angry and hateful.

When we ultimately won Mr. McMillan's release, there was a whole crowd of people there. And the first person he went to was Ms. Williams. He said, Ms. Williams, I'm here because you were there for me. She said, I'll always be there for you. And so I feel like I can't be turned around by threats and violence, by people who are angry and hateful.

Because however vulnerable I am, I'm less vulnerable than a lot of people who have to deal with the reality of these problems in these communities. I want to be like the people I meet. I want to be like Ms. Williams. I want to be somebody who, when there's inequality and injustice, when there's suffering and oppression, has the courage to say, I'm here.