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Who is Hinton's Best friend?
Lester
"If you didn’t do it, then one of your brothers did."
-Lieutenant Acker
What is the focus In chapter 17?
Hope and Despair.
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What is the focus of Chapter 21?
Moments of joy.
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Who is Hinton's unlikely friend in prison?
Henry Hays
“You never knew what a person could grow up to become.”
-Henry Hays
What is the focus of Chapter 18?
Legal Struggles
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What is the focus of Chapter 22?
Mental Health.
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Who was the lead prosecutor in Hinton's case?
Bob Mcgregor
“No baby is born a murderer. No toddler dreams of being on death row someday. Every killer on death row was taught to be a killer—by parents, by a system, by the brutality of another brutalized person—but no one was born a killer.”
-Ray Hinton
what is the focus of chapter 19
Friendship and resilience.
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What is the focus of Chapter 23?
Role of Faith.
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Who was the gunshot victim who identifies Ray as the shooter?
Sidney Smotherman
“I want to hear every idea you have.”
What is the focus of Chapter 20?
Visitation Days and their value.
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What is the focus of Chapter 24?
Looking ahead.
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What is Hinton's Mothers name?
Buhlar Hinton
Read the names out loud.
After every tenth name, say, “Innocent.”
Add your son or your daughter’s name to the list. Or your brother or your mother or your father’s name to the list.
Add my name to the list.
Add your own.
The death penalty is broken, and you are either part of the death squad or you are banging on the bars.
Choose.
-Ray Hinton (Afterword)
What was the turning point in his legal battle?
The hearing and intervention of the supreme court.
In the afterword the question is raised over if we can chose who lives and who dies. What do you think?
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