Rubin "Hurricane" Carter dead at age 76

[badbadboy]

RIP Rubin Carter

Jailed by manufactured evidence from dishonest Cops and an all White Jury in New Jersey.

Rubin lived out the remainder of his life in Toronto.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubin_Carter

 

[Ms Erica Phoenix]

Rubin gets all the glory, but who remembers the name of the young man convicted of being his accomplice because Carter was giving him a ride home from the club? John Artis was just as innocent. Just as black. Just as wrongfully convicted.

 

[badbadboy]

True, Artis was also convicted and also was set free before Carter.

Carter got the attention because he was a Middle Weight contender in his day.

Not to digress, this is an R I P thread.

 

[Ms Erica Phoenix]

You're correct, bbb. I mention John Artis because he moved into Carter's home when it was revealed that he had terminal prostate cancer, and was first to confirm that Rubin had passed away.

I knew the Rubin Carter story long before the Academy robbed Denzel of his Oscar in 1999. I read the book when it was newly released (I was a teenage girl who loved boxing...and most other televised sports!) Afterwards, I followed news stories about the Innocence Project's work on his behalf and I cried when I learned he'd been released from prison. Now, Rubin Carter is free again forever 'to ride a horse along the beach...'

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Rest in Peace, Mr. Carter.