![]() ![]() ![]() My greater hurt is all the women missing from the afterword. My friend Rosie on death row cannot read it, because hardcover books are forbidden in her facility (and in many others too). I was disappointed in two aspects of The Sun Does Shine. In chapters titled “Love Is a Foreign Language” and “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” Hinton reveals which authors forged community between black and white convicts. He also added, “I do think it will help have an easier time doing their jobs.” His resourcefulness led to the first death row book club. “A book club will help things stay more peaceful,” he told the warden, pointing out that reading books would be a good way for the men to quietly spend time and focus on something other than the negative aspects of life on death row. Hinton eased racial grudges and grievances by aiding KKK and African American inmates alike. He leads inmates to bang on the bars of their cells during electrocutions, raising a holy ruckus of accompaniment and protest. In “The Death Squad” chapter, Anthony Ray Hinton’s anguish is palpable as he describes men in chains being walked past his cell to the electric chair. The Sun Does Shine is the true story of an innocent black man’s unjust conviction, his despair on Alabama’s death row, and his practice of peacemaking behind bars. By Anthony Ray Hinton with Lara Love Hardin. ![]()
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