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Anthony Ray Hinton
Memoir & Personal Growth
Anthony Ray Hinton is an American activist and memoirist who wrote about his wrongful conviction and 28 years on Alabama’s death row.
Biography
Anthony Ray Hinton, born June 1, 1956, is an American activist and writer. He was wrongly convicted of the 1985 murders of two fast food restaurant managers in Birmingham, Alabama. Sentenced to death, he spent 28 years on the state’s death row before his release in 2015.
In 2014, the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned his conviction on appeal. Forensic evidence involving a gun, which had been central to his trial, could not be affirmed, and the state subsequently dismissed all charges. After his release, Hinton wrote the memoir The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row, published in 2018.
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Books by Anthony Ray Hinton
The sun does shine
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row is Hinton’s memoir of imprisonment following a wrongful conviction. It explores hope, love, justice, and the power of reading.