I'm Oprah Winfrey. Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast. I believe that one of

the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time, taking time to be more fully present.

Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right

now.

In 1985, 29-year-old Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with the brutal murders

of two fast food restaurant workers in Birmingham, Alabama. Despite no eyewitnesses, no evidence

against him, and a solid alibi, Anthony Hinton was tried by a white prosecutor, a white judge,

and an all-white jury found guilty and sentenced to death. For 30 years, Anthony Hinton suffered

in isolation and darkness on death row. During that time, he was forced to bear witness as 54

men and one woman walked right by his cell down the long hallway to their execution. But

not even death row could dim the light inside Anthony Ray Hinton. For nearly three decades,

he found a way to hang on to hope, stay positive, and even inspire his fellow inmates in the

prison guards. And then one fateful day, Anthony Hinton met criminal defense attorney Brian

Stevenson. Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative spent 16 years working on Mr. Hinton's

case. Finally, in 2014, the United States Supreme Court unanimously overturned Anthony Ray Hinton's

conviction. On a spring warning in Alabama, after 30 years on death row, Anthony Hinton walked

out of the Jefferson County jail, a free man. Now, his moving, awe-inspiring memoir, The

Sun Does Shine, is my latest book club selection. It is a powerful lesson on faith, forgiveness,

and redemption that I believe will not only inspire, but also will wake a lot of people

up to unjust circumstances that are happening every day in our country.

So welcome to our podcast here.

Well, thanks for having me. I bet there was a time where you never thought

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