the autobiography "The Sixteenth Round"

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"The Sixteenth Round" is Rubin "Hurricane" Carter's autobiographical account detailing his life and his controversial conviction for murder, which became a key text in the fight against wrongful imprisonment and inspired the film "The Hurricane."

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instanceOf autobiography ⓘ
book ⓘ
adaptedInto The Hurricane (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Hurricane
addresses civil rights issues ⓘ
media coverage of criminal cases ⓘ
police misconduct ⓘ
author Rubin "Hurricane" Carter ⓘ
Rubin Carter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
describes Rubin Carter's boxing career ⓘ
Rubin Carter's imprisonment ⓘ
Rubin Carter's life ⓘ
Rubin Carter's murder conviction ⓘ
focusesOn alleged miscarriage of justice ⓘ
controversial murder conviction of Rubin Carter ⓘ
genre autobiography ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ
hasFormat print ⓘ
hasISBN 9780670639617 ⓘ
hasNotableCharacter John Artis ⓘ
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter ⓘ
hasReception regarded as an important text on wrongful conviction ⓘ
hasSetting American prison system ⓘ
Paterson, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Paterson
influenced movement against wrongful imprisonment ⓘ
inspired The Hurricane (film) ⓘ
linked to: The Hurricane
isAbout Rubin Carter's fight to prove his innocence ⓘ
impact of incarceration on personal life ⓘ
public campaigns for Rubin Carter's release ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainSubject Rubin Carter ⓘ
boxing ⓘ
imprisonment ⓘ
wrongful conviction ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
portrays legal system failures ⓘ
racial injustice in the United States ⓘ
publicationYear 1974 ⓘ
publisher Viking Press ⓘ
linked to: The Viking Press
timePeriodCovered 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
mid-20th century ⓘ
titleReferences a boxing round ⓘ
usedIn advocacy against wrongful imprisonment ⓘ
discussions of criminal justice reform ⓘ

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The Hurricane → basedOn → the autobiography "The Sixteenth Round" ⓘ