The Attica Rebellion
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The Attica Rebellion
September 6, 2006
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September 9-13th, 2006 marks the 35th anniversary of the Attica Rebellion, a massive prison rebellion, massacre and cover-up in New York. The story of Attica is one of the most brutal and heroic chapters in United States history. After a five-day occupation, 45 people were killed, 150 were shot and hundreds were tortured. As one slogan from 1971 read, "Attica is all of us."
Currently, with more than 2 million people imprisoned in the U.S., the story of Attica needs to be told, and the origins of the current anti-prison movement discussed. On this edition, we present a documentary produced by the Freedom Archives.
Featuring:
Frank 'Big Black' Smith, Attica Brother and prison activist; L.D. Barkley, Attica Brother killed during the re-taking of the prison; Elizabeth Fink, attorney for the Attica Brothers; Michael Deutsch, attorney for the Attica Brothers; Historical recordings in Attica prison of guards and prisoners during the rebellion and the bloody retaking of the prison.
For more information:
The producers of the documentary:
The Freedom Archives
522 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110
415- 863-9977 info@freedomarchives.org
www.freedomarchives.org
Remembering Big Black
by Bo Brown on The Real Costs of Prisons Weblog
On July 31, 2004, Frank 'Big Black' Smith died.
www.realcostofprisons.org/blog/archives/2005/04/73104_frank_big.html
Other helpful links:
All of Us or None
www.allofusornone.org
American Indian Prisoner Support
www.angelfire.com/wy/nainmatessupportgrp/index.html
Barrios Unidos
www.barriosunidos.net
Books Not Bars
www.booksnotbars.org
California Coalition for Women Prisoners
www.womenprisoners.org
Critical Resistance
www.criticalresistance.org
Death Penalty Focus
www.deathpenalty.org
Equal Justice USA
www.quixote.org
Ex-offenders Action Network
www.exoffenderactionnetwork.com
Family and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children
www.fflic.org
Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners
www.thejerichomovement.com/jericho.html
Innocence Project
www.innocenceproject.org
Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
www.prisonerswithchildren.org
Prison Activist Resource Center
www.prisonactivist.org
www.prisonactivist.org/links/Activist_and_Community_Organizations
Restorative Justice Campaign
www.restorativejustice.org
Safe Streets/Strong Communities
www.neworleansnetwork.org/node/358
Western Prison Project
www.westernprisonproject.org