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 * || Topic || With so much taken, so much has been given back ||
 * || Name || Rubin “Hurricane” Carter ||
 * || Born || May 6, 1937 in Clifton, New Jersey ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image002.jpg width="300" height="175"]] || Beginning his Life of Crime || At 12 years old, Rubin Carter was arrested and sent to the Jamesburg State Home for Boys after he attacked a man with a Boy Scout knife. He was defending one of his friends, claiming that the man was a pedophile and was trying to molest his friend. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image004.jpg width="186" height="204"]] || Life after Jail || Carter escaped before his six-year term was up and in 1954, he joined the Army, where he served in a segregated corps and began training as a boxer. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image006.jpg width="199" height="240"]] || A Career is born || During his stint in the Army, he won two European light welterweight championships and in 1956 returned to Paterson to become a professional boxer. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image008.jpg width="216" height="158"]] || Carter’s Return || Upon Carter’s return, he was immediately arrested and served his remaining 10 months of his sentence. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image010.jpg width="220" height="336"]] || A life of crime || In 1957, he was arrested again for purse snatching and served 4 years in a maximum security prison. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image012.jpg width="252" height="252"]] || A new start? || In 1961, Carter turned pro and began a winning streak. He was lighting fast and earned the nickname Rubin “Hurricane” Carter. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image014.jpg width="324" height="219"]] || Flamboyant Lifestyle || In 1964, Carter was quoted in The Saturday Evening Post expressing anger towards police of black neighborhoods. His flamboyant lifestyle and juvenile record upset the police. Carter allegedly made statements advocating violence in the pursuit of racial justice. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image016.jpg width="375" height="282"]] || Racial Injustice || In October 1966, based on an eyewitness’ description (two Negroes in a white car) had Carter and John Artis arrested for a June 17th triple murder. Even though there was no real evidence linking them, on June 29, 1967, both Carter and Artis were convicted of triple murder and sentenced to three life prison terms by a jury of all white people. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image018.jpg width="228" height="214"]][[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image020.jpg width="252" height="176"]] || Prison Time || During prison, Carter maintained his innocence and became a recluse. He read and studied extensively. In 1974 he published his autobiography, which had widespread acclaim. This story attracted the attention of Bob Dylan who visited him in prison. He wrote the song //“Hurricane”// and sang it while on tour. Muhammad Ali also joined the fight to free Carter along with leading figures in civil rights and entertainment. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image022.jpg width="372" height="212"]] || Is release in sight? || In 1974, the eyewitnesses recanted their testimony. Two years later the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled 7-0 to overturn the conviction. They were free for 6 months, and were again convicted once more at a second trial during which the eyewitness reversed his testimony. ||
 * || More bad news || Carter’s wife divorced him in 1984, after having 2 children with him. Other Carter friends were working for his release. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image024.jpg width="123" height="183"]] || Life on the outside || In February, 1988, the Supreme court formally dismissed the 1966 indictments of Carter and Artis…..finally ending the 22 year long saga. ||
 * [[image:file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Matt/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtml1/01/clip_image026.jpg width="300" height="300"]] || And life goes on… || Carter was given an honorary championship belt in 1993 by the World Boxing Council. He wrote a book, //Lazarus and the Hurricane: The untold Story of the Freeing of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter and published it in 1991//. He also now serves as director of the Association in Defense of the Wrongfully Convicted. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Southern Center for Human Rights in Atlanta and the Alliance for Prison Justice in Boston. A major motion picture, The Hurricane, was released in 1999, starring Denzel Washington. ||

Sources: [] ttp://www.geocities.com/rubinhurricane2k/ http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542248