Racist Preconceptions and an Ongoing Cover-Up Mark the Attica Rebellion’s Legacy

Video grab of prisoners being rounded up after the four-day uprising at Attica Prison. (Photo: Henry Groskinsky / The LIFE Picture Collection / Getty Images) In September 1971, prisoners at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York rose up and seized control of the prison to draw the world’s attention to the terrible conditions … Continue reading Racist Preconceptions and an Ongoing Cover-Up Mark the Attica Rebellion’s Legacy