Sixteenth Round From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472

Name: Sixteenth Round From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472
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ISBN: 9781569765678

ISBN-10: 1569765677

ISBN-13: 9781569765678

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Authors: Rubin Hurricane Carter

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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…

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List price: $16.95
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



The Preliminary


The First Round: The Beginning


The Second Round: The Birth of Vengeance


The Third Round: A Fight for Life


The Fourth Round: Hell Hath No Fury Like the State Home's Scorn


The Fifth Round: Here Come the Headwhuppers!


The Sixth Round: The Death of a Young Soul


The Seventh Round: Vindictiveness


The Eighth Round: Free, Free at Last!


The Ninth Round: The Epitome of Ignorance


The Tenth Round: Getting It All Together


The Eleventh Round: Trying to Make It Real Compared to What?


The Twelfth Round: Prison Is a Place Called Hell


The Thirteenth Round: Hit 'Em Hard and Hit 'Em Fast


The Fourteenth Round: The Awful Scream of Silence


The Fifteenth Round: American Justice-Jersey Style


The Sixteenth Round: What Will Your Verdict Be?


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