Timeline by Mullen, Macoy Scott

June 1, 1956

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Anthony Hinton is born

1985

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Hintons sentenced to death row

January 31, 2008

msmullen3 — 2024-05-17 16:25:44 UTC

Mac Mullen is born

August 28, 1963

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A quarter of a million black and white people marched to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in a show of unity, racial harmony and support for the civil rights bill.

July 2, 1964

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 barred discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin.

April 4, 1968

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MLK’s death lead to violence erupting throughout 125 American cities.

June 21, 1974

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US District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Jr. found the city of Boston guilty of unconstitutional and intentional segregation in its schools in the The Federal Court order to integrate Boston Schools.

June 28, 1978

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The Bakke Case and the Status of Affirmative Action Schools application system was unconstitutional.

April 3, 2015

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On April 3, 2015 he was released after his conviction was overturned.

March 27, 2018

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Ray Hinton releases The Sun Does Shine to share his story from death row.

February 24, 2014

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The judges finally dismissed the charges after prosecutors said that scientists at the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences tested the evidence and confirmed that the crime bullets cannot be matched to the Hinton weapon.

2002

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Bryan Stevenson took up Hinton’s case.

May 19, 2019

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Hinton was awarded an honorary doctorate degree by St. Bonaventure University in New York.

January 31, 2024

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I turned 16

May 15, 2013

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I graduated preschool

July 21, 2014

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I lost my first tooth

May 21, 2019

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Last day of elementary school

August 9, 2022

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First day of high school