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Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy

by Heather Ann Thompson

The definitive history of the infamous 1971 Attica Prison uprising, the state’s violent response, and the victim’s decades-long quest for justice. On September 9, 1971, nearly 1,300 prisoners took over the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York to protest years of mistreatment. Holding guards and civilian employees hostage, the prisoners negotiated

Publisher

Vintage

Publication date

Aug 22, 2017

Format

Print edition

Pages

752

ISBN

9781400078240