Super Soul Special: Anthony Ray Hinton, Part 1: Freedom After 30 Years on Death Row

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4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Original Air Date: June 12, 2018 Anthony Ray Hinton's memoir, "The Sun Does Shine," an Oprah's Book Club selection, chronicles his ability to endure, survive and thrive. Oprah sits down with Anthony to talk about his transformative, gripping and emotional story of faith, forgiveness and redemption. Oprah says, "I've been listening to people's stories for most of my career, since I was 19 years old, and this is one of the most incredible stories I've ever heard." In 1985, 29-year-old Anthony was convicted of the brutal murders of two fast food workers in Birmingham, Alabama. Despite no eyewitnesses, no evidence against him and a solid alibi, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. For 30 years, he suffered in isolation and darkness on death row, serving time for crimes he did not commit. Somehow, Anthony found a way to hold on to hope, remain positive and inspire his fellow inmates.

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0:00.0	In celebration of Black History Month, Hyundai is proud to support the own network.
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0:38.2	Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
0:44.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey.
0:46.3	Welcome to SuperSoul Conversations, the podcast.
0:50.7	I believe that one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time.
0:56.2	Taking time to be more fully present.
0:59.8	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us starts right now.
1:08.8	In 1985, 29-year-old Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with the brutal murders
1:15.3	of two fast food restaurant workers in Birmingham, Alabama.
1:19.1	Despite no eyewitnesses, no evidence against him, and a solid alibi,
1:25.3	Anthony Hinton was tried by a white prosecutor, a white judge, and an all-white jury,
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