In 1975, Bob Dylan wrote a song about which wrongfully imprisoned boxer?
Sonny “The Big Bear” Liston
“Smokin” Joe Frazier
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
Jake “The Bronx Bull” LaMotta
Fact: In 1975, Bob Dylan released “Hurricane,” a protest song about Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a middleweight boxer convicted of a triple murder in New Jersey in 1967. Dylan believed Carter had been wrongfully imprisoned and used the song to draw national attention to his case. Carter spent nearly 20 years behind bars before a federal judge overturned his conviction in 1985, citing constitutional violations involving racial prejudice and prosecutorial misconduct. His story later inspired the 1999 film The Hurricane, starring Denzel Washington.
Correct Answer: Rubin “Hurricane” Carter