Carter's talk, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28 in Memorial Union Theater, is part of the 2000-2001 Distinguished Lecture Series. The event is free, but tickets are required for admission. Tickets for students, faculty and staff, and members of Memorial Union will become available at Memorial Union Box Office on November 20, while tickets for the general public will be available beginning November 22. Box Office hours are 11:30 to 5:30 Monday through Friday.
Carter's professional boxing career began in 1961, but came to a halt in 1966 when he and a teenager were arrested on charges of murdering three whites in a New Jersey bar. Carter proclaimed his innocence, but was convicted and sentenced to three life terms. In 1974, his case was reheard but not overturned.
Carter's conviction was overturned by federal Judge H. Lee Sarokin who found that the prosecution committed "grave constitutional violations" and that the convictions were based on an appeal to "racism rather than reason, and concealment rather than disclosure." After an unsuccessful appeal, the state then dismissed all charges against Carter. He was freed on November 8, 1985.
Carter's battle with the justice system was chronicled in the 1999 film ?Hurricane,? in which Carter was played by Denzel Washington.
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