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Views Bob Dylan's life and interest in religion, gospel music, and his participation in the Rolling Thunder Revue in the years 1975-1981, which culminated in the Madison Square Garden benefit for Rubin "Hurricane" Carter. Utilizes insider interviews, photos, concert/video clips, and TV footage. Contains no Bob Dylan songs.
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"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...
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Presents information on the life and wrongful conviction of African American boxer Rubin Carter, who was framed for a triple murder in 1966, and sent to jail for life. He was finally exonerated and freed twenty years later. Includes a glossary and a list of additional resources.