Bryan Stevenson
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And I said, oh, Ms.
Williams, I did hear you, and I'm glad to see you here.
And 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
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.
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.