What really happened during the Attica Prison Rebellion
Directed by Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat · Starring Christina Greer · 2021
An animated lesson by Orisanmi Burton on the 1971 Attica uprising, when prisoners seized a New York prison to demand humane treatment, and the deadly retaking that followed.
A concise, clear-eyed animated history of one of America's most notorious prison uprisings.
Dig into the Attica Prison Rebellion, where prisoners took control of the facility in response to inhumane living conditions, and the violent retaking that followed.
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