Bob Dylan's "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"

Bob Dylan's song, "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll", was a very powerful song. Hattie Carroll was hit over the head by William Zanzinger, a white man, and she died from brain hemorrhage. The all white jury found Zanzinger guilty of manslaughter even though he was charged for murder, and only served six months. Dylan wrote songs about protesting and issues of the world, but usually never about current events, so when he wrote this song, it caught the attention of many people. Hattie  Carroll was a waitress and was hit on the head because Zanzinger felt she was taking too long to bring him his food. I think it was horrible that he was only charged with manslaughter and served six months because of an all white jury. It just goes to show how bad segregation and equal rights were during the 1960s.