Attica Is All of Us: Cornel West on 40th Anniversary of Attica Prison Rebellion
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Attica Is All of Us: Cornel West on 40th Anniversary of Attica Prison Rebellion

New York City : NY : USA | Sep 12, 2011 at 8:00 AM PDT
Source: Democracy Now
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On September 9, 1971, prisoners took over much of state prison in Attica, New York, to protest conditions at the maximum security prison. Then governor, Nelson Rockefeller, ordered state police to storm the facility on the morning of September 13. Troopers shot indiscriminately more than 2000 rounds... FULL ARTICLE AT Democracy Now
 
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