Research Catalog

Title

The sixteenth round : from number 1 contender to number 45472 / Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.

Author

Carter, Rubin, 1937-2014.

Publication

Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books, 2011, ©1974.

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Details

Description

viii, 339 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : portraits; 22 cm

Summary

"Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter was riding a wave of success. The survivor of a difficult childhood and youth, he 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 and sentenced to three consecutive life terms. Written from prison and first published in 1974, 'The Sixteenth Round' chronicles Hurricane's journey from the ring to solitary confinement. The book was his cry for help to the public, an attempt to set the record straight and force a new trial. Bob Dylan wrote his classic anthem 'Hurricane' about his struggle, and Muhammad Ali and thousands of others took up his cause. 'The Sixteenth Round' is a timeless, eye-opening portrait of growing up black in America, a scathing indictment of the U.S. prison system, and a mesmerizing re-creation of Hurricane's battles in the ring and in the courtroom. The power of Carter's voice, as well as his ironic humor, makes this an eloquent soul-stirring account of a remarkable life"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.

Subject

• Carter, Rubin, 1937-2014
• Murder > New Jersey > Paterson
• Trials (Murder) > New Jersey > Paterson
• Judicial error > United States
• Judicial error
• Murder
• Trials (Murder)
• Oskyldigt dömda
• Mord
• Rättegång
• New Jersey > Paterson
• United States
• Förenta staterna > New Jersey

Contents

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? -- Prize fighting record.

ISBN

• 9781569765678
• 1569765677

OCLC

• ocn676725246
• 676725246
• SCSB-14507286

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library