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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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiography
book
adaptedInto The Hurricane
surface form: The Hurricane (film)
addresses civil rights issues
media coverage of criminal cases
police misconduct
author Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
surface form: Rubin Carter
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Paterson, New Jersey
influenced movement against wrongful imprisonment
inspired The Hurricane
surface form: The Hurricane (film)
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 "Hurricane" Carter
surface form: Rubin Carter

boxing
imprisonment
wrongful conviction
narrativePerspective first-person
portrays legal system failures
racial injustice in the United States
publicationYear 1974
publisher The Viking Press
surface form: 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"