Summary

The survivor of a difficult childhood and youth, Rubin Carter rose to become a top contender for the middleweight boxing crown. But his career crashed to a halt on May 26, 1967, when he and another man were found guilty of the murder of three white people in a New Jersey bar. While in prison, Carter chronicled the events that led him from the ring to three consecutive life sentences and 10 years in solitary confinement. His story was a cry for help to the public, an attempt to set the record straight and force a new trial. Bob Dylan wrote a classic anthem for Carter's struggle; and Joan Baez, Muhammad Ali, Roberta Flack, and thousands more took up the cause as well. Originally published in 1974, this account is an eye-opening portrait of growing up black in America, problems in the United States prison system, and Carter's own battles as a boxer and defendant.

Author Biography

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter is former chair and CEO of Canada's Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted and current CEO of Innocence International. He received honorary doctor of law degrees from Griffith University of Australia and York University in Toronto in recognition of his extensive legal work. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

The Preliminary	p. 1
The First Round: The Beginning	p. 4
The Second Round: The Birth of Vengeance	p. 12
The Third Round: A Fight for Life	p. 26
The Fourth Round: Hell Hath No Fury Like the State Home's Scorn	p. 43
The Fifth Round: Here Come the Headwhuppers!	p. 63
The Sixth Round: The Death of a Young Soul	p. 71
The Seventh Round: Vindictiveness	p. 77
The Eighth Round: Free, Free at Last!	p. 93
The Ninth Round: The Epitome of Ignorance	p. 106
The Tenth Round: Getting It All Together	p. 119
The Eleventh Round: Trying to Make It Real Compared to What?	p. 135
The Twelfth Round: Prison Is a Place Called Hell	p. 160
The Thirteenth Round: Hit 'Em Hard and Hit 'Em Fast	p. 186
The Fourteenth Round: The Awful Scream of Silence	p. 224
The Fifteenth Round: American Justice-Jersey Style	p. 251
The Sixteenth Round: What Will Your Verdict Be?	p. 308
Prize Fighting Record	p. 33
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