Anthony Ray Hinton Quotes


I've seen hate at its worse. What would it profit me to hate?


Citations

Hinton, Anthony Ray, and Lara Love Hardin. The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row. St. Martin's Press, 2018.

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Anthony Ray Hinton
Anthony Ray Hinton
  • Born: June 1, 1956
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Author, Activist

Anthony Ray Hinton is an American activist, writer, and author who was wrongly convicted of the 1985 murders of two fast food restaurant managers in Birmingham, Alabama. Hinton was sentenced to death and held on the state's death row for 28 years, and was later released in 2015.