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Nov 1, 2021 · Attica: the story behind the bloodiest prison riot in US history. In a revealing new documentary, the inmates who fought back against brutality and inhumane conditions are given a voice. Radheyan...
Oct 27, 2021 · A new documentary goes behind the walls of the deadly 1971 uprising. Attica filmmaker Stanley Nelson and former prisoner Arthur Harrison reflect on the five-day revolt, and its lasting legacy.
Nov 6, 2021 · Nov. 6, 2021, 3:00 AM PDT / Updated Nov. 6, 2021, 6:25 AM PDT. By Patrice Gaines. The images are haunting: In black and white film and photographs, naked men, most of them Black, some of them ...
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The Attica Prison Riot, also known as the Attica Prison Rebellion, the Attica Uprising, or the Attica Prison Massacre, took place at the state prison in Attica, New York; it started on September 9, 1971, and ended on September 13 with the highest number of fatalities in the history of United States prison uprisings.
- September 9–13, 1971
Attica (Greek: Αττική, Ancient Greek Attikḗ or Attikī́, Ancient Greek: [atːikɛ̌ː] or Modern:), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and the core city of the metropolitan area, as well as its surrounding ...
Nov 1, 2021 · “Attica,” a new documentary directed by Stanley Nelson and co-directed by Traci A. Curry, recounts the occupation and the massacre that followed on Sept. 13 when armed law enforcement officers...
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Sep 9, 2021 · Associated Press. Sept. 9, 2021 4:39 PM PT. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Fifty years after the revolt at the Attica Correctional Facility, unanswered questions still bother those touched by what remains the...
