Mitch Landrieu, Part 2: A White Southerner Confronts History

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Super Soul Special: Anthony Ray Hinton, Part 2: Finding Life, Hope and Redemption on Death Row

Oprah continues her extraordinary interview with wrongly convicted death row inmate Anthony Ray Hinton, who shares a remarkable story about an unlikely friendship he formed in prison. He explains how he eventually found his way to freedom through the help of civil rights attorney ...  Show more

Super Soul Special: Anthony Ray Hinton, Part 1: Freedom After 30 Years on Death Row

Anthony Ray Hinton's memoir, "The Sun Does Shine," the selection for Oprah's Book Club, chronicles his ability to endure, survive and thrive. Oprah sits down with Anthony to talk about his transformative, gripping and emotional story of faith, forgiveness and redemption. Oprah sa ...  Show more

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