Attica prison uprising and government response

“Blood in the Water” (Pantheon), by Heather Ann Thompson

http://heatherannthompson.com/?page_id=854 (includes 90-second trailer)

 

 

Learning from the Slaughter in Attica

What the 1971 uprising and massacre reveal about our prison system and the liberal democratic state.

By

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/29/learning-from-the-slaughter-in-attica

 

45 Years After Legendary Attica Prison Uprising, New Book Reveals State Role in Deadly Standoff. Democracy Now

September 09, 2016

https://www.democracynow.org/2016/9/9/new_details_revealed_about_legendary_attica

 

Attica, Attica: The Story of the Legendary Prison Uprising

By JAMES FORMAN Jr.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/04/books/review/blood-in-the-water-attica-heather-ann-thompson.html?_r=0

BLOOD IN THE WATER
The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy
By Heather Ann Thompson

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbqSvC23pKc

Heather Ann Thompson, "Blood in the Water"

In conversation with Michael Erik Dyson at Politics & Prose Bookstore, Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, http://www.politics-prose.com/