The Hurricane
Beginning of paper
On July 17, 1966, in Paterson, NJ, Rubin “Hurricane” Carter was contending for the heavyweight boxing title, when, one night, he was pulled over and suspected of a murder. There was no evidence or witnesses to prove guilty, but the cops needed somebody to blame; so they fixed the trial, and R ....
Middle of paper
.... was only robbin’ the register, I hope you understand.” Somehow this burglar is not suspected of the murder.
The number one contender for the heavyweight title is not even near the shootings. It says “Meanwhile, far away in another part of town, Rubin and a couple of friends are drivn’ around.” But he was pulled over anyway “just like the before and the time before that. In Paterson, that’s just the way things go. If you’re black you might as well not show up on the street ....
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Word count: 948
Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
