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Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter

Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter. Early Life. Rubin Carter was born May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey

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Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter

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  1. Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter

  2. Early Life • Rubin Carter was born May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey • Carter was arrested and sent to the Jamesburg State Home for Boys at age 12 after he attacked a man with a Boy Scout knife. He claimed the man was a pedophile who had been attempting to molest one of his friends.

  3. Escaping and Enlisting • Carter escaped before his six-year term was up • He joined the army in 1954 and began training to become a boxer. • He won two European light-welterweight championships while in the army

  4. Back To Jersey, Back to Jail • In 1956 Carter returned to Jersey only to be picked up by the police and forced to serve the remaining 10 months of his sentence. • In 1957 he was once again arrested for purse snatching and spent four years in Trenton State, a maximum-security prison.

  5. Professional Boxing • When Carter was released in 1961 he became a professional boxer. • He earned his nickname “The Hurricane” because of his quick hands and dominating skill in the ring

  6. From #1 Contender To……. • Rubin gained a Champions shot for the middleweight championship of the world a little while after loosing his first championship bout by way of decision.

  7. #45472 • His Glory was short lived when he was arrested and wrongly convicted of the murder of 3 men in October of 1966. • There was no evidence and only two men who testified against him who were paid off to do so. • Carter and friend Artis were sentenced to 3 life terms in prision.

  8. Reading and Writing to survive • After spending a few years of rebelling and causing chaos in prison Carter decided to write a book and read often to give himself peace of mind.

  9. Supporting an innocent man • Many supported Rubin threw protest such as fellow boxer Mohammad Ali. • Bob Dylan protested for Carter in a song entitled “The Hurricane”

  10. Fighting for Freedom • In 1980 Carter became close with a young man LesraMartin who lived in Canada with a family that took him in, he had read Carter’s book and began to write him. • Soon after Martin and his family began to become close with Carter and fight for his release. • In 1983 Martins family Joined Carter’s defense team in New York and started to make progress.

  11. February 1988 • Rubin was released from prison after serving 22 years • Carter was given an honorary championship title belt by the World Boxing Council

  12. How Literacy Helped Carter

  13. How Others Used Literacy To Help Carter

  14. What I Learned • How important literacy can be • The effect and influence literacy can have on others. • Ways of getting your point across • How the pen is mightier than the sword

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