“The great evil of American slavery was involuntary servitude or forced...” — Bryan Stevenson Quote

“The great evil of American slavery was involuntary servitude or forced labor. I really believe that the true evil of American slavery was the narrative of racial difference that we created to justify it.”

“I think when you see that the status quo creates pain and anguish and suffering, what I am most afraid of is that things will stay the same.”

“When I went to Harvard Law School, my first year, I didn't want people to know I started my education in a colored school. I didn't want them to know I was the great-grandson of enslaved people. I thought it might diminish me.”

“Press is basically a created story. It's all just stories.”

“I think everyone needs to feel they've created something that was their own, on their own terms.”

“Energy can't be created or destroyed, and energy flows. It must be in a direction, with some kind of internal, emotive, spiritual direction. It must have some effect somewhere.”