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My parents lived in a poor rural community on the Eastern Shore, and schools were still segregated. And I remember when lawyers came into our community to open up the public schools to black kids.
Bryan Stevenson
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Bryan Stevenson
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: November 14
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