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Rubin Carter

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A biography of Rubin Carter, a former boxer and now a human-rights activist, is presented. His wrongful conviction for murder in 1967, and release in 1985, led him to become the executive director of the Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted.

Author: Brown, Jeremy K.
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2000
Human rights workers, Human rights activists, Carter, Rubin

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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

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Dwayne Johnson, known as "The Rock", is the youngest champion the World Wrestling Federation has ever had. He comes from a wrestling family, but at university he played football and for a year was a professional player.

Author: Brown, Jeremy K.
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2000
Wrestlers, Johnson, Dwayne "The Rock"

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Hill, Faith

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A biography is presented of the country and western singer and songwriter Faith Hill. Her career as a musician, success as a songwriter and the importance of her family in her life are discussed.

Author: Brown, Jeremy K.
Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.
Publication Name: Current Biography
Subject: History
ISSN: 0011-3344
Year: 2001
Cover Story, Country singers, Hill, Faith

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