 Description: Albert Race Sample (1930-2005) was born in Texas to a prostitute who mis-treated him. By the time he died, he had received numerous high-profile humanitarian awards. There was so much in between, including finding God in prison. He ran away at the age of 15 and joined the Army. He served 17 years in prison for burglary and armed robbery. It was at a prison farm that he was nick-named "Racehoss" by a prison guard because of his speed in chopping cotton. He sought and found God in the midst of a 28-day term in solitary confinement. After he was released from prison, he went back to school and got a job at a newspaper, excelling as a crime reporter with a perspective on prison reform. He later helped hundreds of prisoners to transition out of prison and back into society. Then he served the state, helping to design prison community-based correctional release programs. In 1985, he published his book, "Racehoss: Big Emma's Boy." He has been widely interviewed, and a documentary film, "Racehoss, The Life of Albert Race Sample" was made of Sample telling his story on stage.
The radio program, "Scan," was nationally-syndicated, airing in the U.S. and around the world from 1975 to 1991. This program features first-person stories of individuals who share their lived-out wisdom.
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