As part of our ongoing commitment to racial equity, inclusion, and diversity, we are hosting a #TwitterTogetherTalk between former 30-year Death Row Prisoner, now exonerated, Anthony Ray Hinton and @jack.

Live Tweeting starts here. Tweet us your questions.
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Never in my wildest dreams, did I think I would be arrested for capital murder. I spent 30 years on Alabama death row for a crime I didn’t commit.

It took Bryan Stevenson, God's best lawyer, 16 years to win my freedom.

- Anthony Ray Hinton ( @eji_org)

The system is not broken.

It is running exactly the way it was designed to work.

It's not designed for people like me.

- Anthony Ray Hinton
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I opened a book club on death row. I know the power of books and imagination. I got a Ku Klux Klan member to read James Baldwin's “Go Tell It on the Mountain." It changed his views on race.

I still want to believe the best in 'man.'

- Anthony Ray Hinton
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Every morning, I would wake up and say, "Good morning, death row."

Someone would ask, "What's so good about death row?"

Well, I wanted every moment we woke up to have something to be thankful for.

We were still alive.

- Anthony Ray Hinton
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The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending "mass incarceration" and fighting for those who can't fight for themselves. Had it not been for @eji_org, I wouldn't be here. I did not pay one dime.

I want to thank everyone for donating to @eji_org.

- Anthony Ray Hinton

You can't change anything if you don't have hope. You can't change if you don't put that hope in a ballot box.

- Anthony Ray Hinton
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Don't let the tears give you the impression that I'm weak. I'm not.

Everyday, I try to share my story with somebody to uplift them, to let them know this world can be cruel.

You can decide if you want to be cruel or a good person.

- Anthony Ray Hinton
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Forgiveness is not about the other person.

Forgiveness is about you.

- Anthony Ray Hinton
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"Strength comes from hope." https://twitter.com/oneJaytwoJay/status/1310999931616989190?s=20

Thank you Anthony Ray Hinton for sharing your story, your experience, and your journey. The whole world can learn more from you. Thanks for teaching us how to forgiveness and hope. #UntilWeAllBelong