The Tale of an Innocent Man
In his typically unique way, Dylan weaves a tale of an innocent man framed for a murder that he simply didn’t commit. But before we get to the lyrics, it only makes sense to start with the story of Rubin Carter and the events that brought him into this mess in the first place.
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Many people don’t know about Carter’s personal life before his famous career as a professional boxer. Rubin Carter was born in Clifton, New Jersey, in 1937; he was the fourth of seven children. The truth is that before he even reached his teenage years, Carter spent time in a juvenile reformatory for attacking a man with a knife.