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Il 17 giugno 1966, due uomini di colore irrompono nel Lafayette Grill di Paterson, New Jersey, e cominciano a sparare sui presenti crivellandoli di colpi. Tre bianchi, una donna e due uomini, rimangono uccisi. «Una scena da Far West» dirà uno dei primi testimoni. «Il delitto più spregevole» nella storia della città, tuona invece il sindaco di Paterson. Quella stessa notte, sulla base di indizi e testimonianze contraddittorie, vengono fermati John Artis e Rubin Carter, detto «Hurricane», pugile afroamericano di ventinove anni, cranio rasato, amante della bella vita e degli abiti eleganti, già inviso alla comunità bianca. Con il suo arresto ha inizio una delle battaglie legali più note e controverse degli Stati Uniti. L'opinione pubblica liberal si schiera a favore di Carter, scendono in campo celebrità come Muhammad Ali e Bob Dylan, che a Hurricane dedicherà l'omonima ballata. Ma sarà la sua perseveranza, insieme all'aiuto inatteso di una piccola comune canadese, a decidere le sorti di Carter. Frutto di un capillare lavoro di ricerca, Hurricane abbraccia quarant'anni di storia americana segnati da tensioni razziali e violenze, in cui si dipana la vicenda giudiziaria e infine il «risveglio» spirituale di Carter. Come ha scritto Uspenskij, allievo di Gurdjieff, ogni uomo vive in una prigione - costruita sulla sua ignoranza e le sue illusioni - da cui mai potrà evadere senza l'aiuto degli altri. La libertà, come la conoscenza di sé, sono possibili solo «a un cerchio interno dell'umanità».
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- Pagine: 453
- Data di uscita: 18-04-2017
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The book Hurricane describes the painful, 18 year, process Rubin Carter, the champion boxer, had to endure to see justice. A shooting had happened at the Lafayette Grill bar, where two shooters had shot four people and killed three. Officers arrived at the crime scene. They asked one of the victims
Heavy stuff, definitely not a feel good story. To be wrongly convicted and to have one's freedom revoked is one of my few nightmares...to be the most macho of men, a boxing champion and have it happen... A must read for black men and for those who seek to understand black mistrust of "the man"
More than a biography, this books tells the tale of Rubin Carter's ('The Hurricane") battle for justice against corruption and racism which saw him falsely imprisoned for 19 years. Challenging the prison system and false charges; 'The Hurricane' learns to step outside of himself, and with the help o Leggi tutto
This is a great book about a man that basically had been locked in jail his whole life. It is a story of racism and how back then people could be blamed for anything and be put in jail. I gave this book 5 stars because it amazing how he was put in jail for a crime he had never done and with help fro Leggi tutto
This book was amazing. The characters were vividly told. Considering that this is based on a true story, the characters' lives were explained in full detail. Rubin Carter's life was told with so much life, and they went into his childhood. Before reading this book, I knew who Rubin Carter was, but I Leggi tutto
To those who are not familiar with the story - Rubin Carter Hurricane was a world champion boxer wrongly accused of triple murder and who spent 22 years in prison. My impressions of the book are split into two. The first half felt a bit dry and uninspired. It was an effort to get through it. Compared Leggi tutto
An interesting book, not on the grounds of having a likeable or even bare-able hero but what it says about the civil-rights movement is valuable. As it is made clear in the book the justice isn't at fault per-Se,what is at fault is the application of the law to this case. The Hurricanes use of a qua Leggi tutto
Truly a fantastic book, the details that James S. Hirsch was able to capture are incredible, it goes in deep on the troubling upbringing of Carter. His young life as a rather eccentric hard-headed man, into the crippling and oppressive legal system of the US. Through this book we see a man be built
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