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Rubin "Hurricane" Carter Dies at 76: Wrongly Jailed Boxer Championed Justice After Winning His Own
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6:48Now PlayingThe celebrated boxer and prisonerrights activist Rubin "Hurricane" Carter has died at the age of 76. Carter became an international symbol of racial injustice after his wrongful murder conviction forced him to spend 19 years in prison before he was exonerated. Since his release, Carter championed the cause of wrongfully convicted prisoners. His ordeal was publicized in Bob Dylan's 1975 song "Hurricane," several books and a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington, "The Hurricane." We are joined by two guestsJohn Artis, Carter's codefendant and close friend, who cared for him until his death; and Ken Klonsky, coauthor of Carter's autobiography "Eye of the HurricaneMy Path from Darkness to Freedom," and a Director of Media Relations for Carter's group, Innocence International. We also a broadcast an excerpt from a 1994 speech by Carter about his life's struggles and triumphs. Says Artis about his close friend"He was a David against the justice system's Goliath."
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