{"product_id":"9781608462957","title":"I Am Troy Davis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Those of us who know Troy Davis, who sat with him, who talked to him, know that he was somebody who was full of love, full of love for his family, full of love for humanity, full of love for a movement he was born into, a movement for civil and human rights in this country.\"—Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Martina Correia's heroic fight to save her brother's life while battling for her own serves as a powerful testament for activists.\"—Liliana Segura, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1991 On September 21, 2011 Troy Anthony Davis was put to death by the State of Georgia. Davis’ execution was protested by hundreds of thousands of people across the globe, and Pope Benedict XVI, President Jimmy Carter, and 51 members of Congress all appealed for clemency. How did one man capture the world’s imagination, and become the iconic face for the campaign to end the death penalty?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Am Troy Davis\u003c\/i\u003e, coauthored by Jen Marlowe and Davis’ sister Martina, tells the intimate story of an ordinary man caught up in an inexorable tragedy. From his childhood in racially-charged Savannah; to the confused events that led to the 1989 shooting of a police officer; to Davis’ sudden arrest, conviction, and two-decade fight to prove his innocence; \u003ci\u003eI Am Troy Davis\u003c\/i\u003e takes us inside a broken legal system where life and death hangs in the balance. It is also an inspiring testament to the unbreakable bond of family, to the resilience of love, and that even when you reach the end of justice, voices from across the world will rise together in chorus and proclaim, “I am Troy Davis,\" I stand with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJen Marlowe,\u003c\/b\u003e a human rights activist, writer, and filmmaker, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Hour of Sunlight: One Palestinian's Journey from Prisoner to Peacemaker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDarfur Diaries: Stories of Survival.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartina Davis-Correia\u003c\/b\u003e was Amnesty USA's co-Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator for Georgia. Martina was also a leading advocate for women with breast cancer. She was twice named Savannah's \"Unstoppable Woman.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSister Helen Prejean\u003c\/b\u003e wrote the internationally acclaimed book \u003ci\u003eDead Man Walking.\u003c\/i\u003e She educates about the death penalty by lecturing, organizing, and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148086755568,"sku":"9781608462957","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608462957_p0.jpg?v=1769902743","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608462957","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}