Carter said that thinking in terms of "tribalism," which he defined as the natural preference "of every member of every tribe....[to] rather be with members of their own tribe," would show that racism does not exist.
Carter's speech was part of a book tour promoting James S. Hirsch's biography Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter.
"I wanted to strip away the mythology surrounding his life," Hirsch said while introducing Carter. "I wanted to get to the core of the man."
Carter also spoke against the death penalty, claiming that one of every seven death row prisoners are actually innocent.
Audience members ranged in age from high school students to senior citizens. Many said they had come to hear Carter speak after seeing the movie about his life.
"I saw the movie and I really liked it," Daniel J. Stewart '03 said.
"I was worried about the general message at the beginning when he was talking about the tribes and stuff," he added. "But in the end it was the same kind of message as the movie. He's an excellent speaker."
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