Hinton was sentenced to death and held on the state's death row for 28 years before his 2015 release.
The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death RowĪnthony Ray Hinton (born June 1, 1956) is an American activist, writer, and author who was wrongly convicted of the 1985 murders of two fast food restaurant managers in Birmingham, Alabama. Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/vmweb/public_html//wp-content/themes/misbah-blog/search.Being wrongfully convicted of murder criminal justice reform and anti-death penalty activism The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition) Related Books With themes both timely and timeless, Hinton’s memoir tells his dramatic 30-year journey and shows how you can take away a man’s freedom, but you can’t take away his imagination, humor, or joy. With the help of civil rights attorney and bestselling author of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson, Hinton won his release in 2015. For the next twenty-seven years he was a beacon-transforming not only his own spirit, but those of his fellow inmates. But as Hinton realized and accepted his fate, he resolved not only to survive, but find a way to live on Death Row. He spent his first three years on Death Row in despairing silence-angry and full of hatred for all those who had sent an innocent man to his death. But with a criminal justice system with the cards stacked against Black men, Hinton was sentenced to death.
Stunned, confused, and only 29 years old, Hinton knew that it was a case of mistaken identity and believed that the truth would prove his innocence and ultimately set him free. In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. Book excerpt: The Sun Does Shine is an extraordinary testament to the power of hope sustained through the darkest times, now adapted for younger readers, with a revised foreword by Just Mercy author Bryan Stevenson. This book was released on with total page 288 pages. Book Synopsis The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition) by : Anthony Ray Hintonĭownload or read book The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition) written by Anthony Ray Hinton and published by Feiwel & Friends.
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