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On May 26,1967, the spiraling career of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, then the top contender for the world middleweight boxing crown, came to a shuddering and tragic halt: he and a young man were found guilty of the murder of three white people in a New Jersey bar. Originally published as an... read more
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At about 3:00 a.m. on June 17, 1966, the late-night calm of Paterson, New Jersey, was suddenly shattered by the voices of an angry white mob that had gathered in front of a dilapidated old bar and grill.
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- Rubin Carter (Author)
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