Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

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Boxer 'Hurricane' Carter Dead at 76
 Boxer 'Hurricane' 
 Carter Dead at 76 
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Boxer 'Hurricane' Carter Dead at 76

Wrongfully sent to prison for 19 years before conviction overturned

(Newser) - Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the former middleweight champion whose wrongful murder conviction was protested in Bob Dylan's iconic song , died this morning of prostate cancer at age 76, reports the New York Times . Carter served 19 years in prison after being twice convicted in a racially charged New Jersey...

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