Hurricane

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"Hurricane" is a protest song by Bob Dylan that narrates and condemns the wrongful imprisonment of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf protest song
song
addresses racial bias in the criminal justice system
album Desire
artist Bob Dylan
basedOn Rubin Carter murder case
characterInLyrics Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
police officers involved in the case
witnesses in the Carter trial
chronology Bob Dylan singles
condemns wrongful conviction of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizes conduct of the prosecution in Rubin Carter's trial
handling of the Rubin Carter investigation
describes events leading to Rubin Carter's arrest
trial of Rubin Carter
featuresInstrument violin
featuresMusician Scarlet Rivera
genre folk rock
protest music
hasLyricsPerspective third-person narrative
hasPart Hurricane self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hurricane (Part I)

Hurricane self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hurricane (Part II)
hasTitle Hurricane self-linksurface differs
language English
lyricist Bob Dylan
Jacques Levy
mainSubject Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Rubin Carter murder conviction
medium audio recording
namedAfter Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
narrativeFocus Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
notableFor raising public awareness of Rubin Carter's case
partOfAlbum Desire
performer Bob Dylan
recordedBy Bob Dylan
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseType single
subject wrongful imprisonment of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
theme miscarriage of justice
police misconduct
racial injustice
racism in the United States
tone accusatory
angry
workType musical work
writer Bob Dylan
Jacques Levy

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Donda hasPart Hurricane
Hurricane hasPart Hurricane self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hurricane (Bob Dylan song)
this entity surface form: Hurricane (Part I)
Hurricane hasPart Hurricane self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hurricane (Bob Dylan song)
this entity surface form: Hurricane (Part II)
Hurricane hasTitle Hurricane self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hurricane (Bob Dylan song)
Bob Dylan notableSong Hurricane
Desire notableSong Hurricane
Desire sideOneOpeningTrack Hurricane