The Attica Prison Riot: The History and Legacy of America's Most Famous Prison Uprising
ISBN: 9781519598691
$6.99
*Includes pictures
*Includes accounts of the riot by inmates, hostages, and state officials
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents
"If we can't live as men, we sure as hell can die as men.” – A prisoner in Attica
In 1971, America was still undergoing plenty of social turmoil, much of it the result of sweeping changes made via the Civil Rights Movement of the previous decade and the Vietnam War, which helped spark the counterculture. Students had been shot at Kent State by the National Guard the year before, and protests were still prominent across the country.
*Includes accounts of the riot by inmates, hostages, and state officials
*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading
*Includes a table of contents
"If we can't live as men, we sure as hell can die as men.” – A prisoner in Attica
In 1971, America was still undergoing plenty of social turmoil, much of it the result of sweeping changes made via the Civil Rights Movement of the previous decade and the Vietnam War, which helped spark the counterculture. Students had been shot at Kent State by the National Guard the year before, and protests were still prominent across the country.