The Story: Hirsch, James (2000)
Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company
Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter
New York: Houghton Mifflin Company
The Song:
Bob Dylan lays this travesty of justice raw
during The Rolling Thunder Revue Tour
with his song Hurricane, from the album Desire (1975).
(Above is an alternate master.)
From the Wikipedia Contributors: "Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American middleweight boxer who was convicted of murder and later freed via a petition of habeas corpus after spending almost 20 years in prison."
Rubin Carter, Requiescat in Pace.
1 comment:
"The Hurricane" got a raw deal, but he was a fierce warrior to the end. Denzel should have won the Oscar for that portrayal...
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