"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger." This is often used as a crutch for the downtrodden, but Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter is living proof of its truths (Fruitman 3). The story of Rubin Carter is an amazing one. It has many different parts to it, and also has very many controversial issues. A black kid growing up in an all white town would be a tough way to live. Growing up Rubin did not have a very good reputation with the authorities around Patterson. At the age of 14 he was sent to a Jamesburg Detention Center for Boys for convictions of assault. In 1954, he escaped and enlisted in the U.S. Army (espn.go.com). After he left the Army he resumed his troublesome life. In 1957 he was convicted for his part in two robberies. After the four years in jail, and the time he spent in the Army he began his boxing career.
             Rubin was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. He was raised near by, in a small town called Patterson. Rubin was the youngest of four boys and three girls. He got into trouble a lot from running with the wrong crowd (espn.go.com). As a child Rubin was not the best kid anyone could ask for, he was frequently in trouble with the law, but he said, "I wasn't dumb, just hard to control." Rubin was charged for assault at the young age of 14. An older white man was trying to hurt one of his friends, Rubin threw a rock at him so he and his friends could get away. The rock hit the man in the head. In the small white town, the young black boy got in trouble, and not the sick old man. Rubin was charged for assault and sent to a Detention Center for Boys.
             He escaped the Detention enter at the age of seventeen and enlisted in the Army. While he was in the army he had a reputation to go to a hall drunk in which the division boxing team practiced. While he was there he fought a heavyweight who out weighed Rubin by at least forty pounds. Rubin decked this guy in the first round and ensure...