Remembering the 1971 Attica Prison Riot

[respiration]

...It is not enough for me to stand before you tonight and condemn riots.

It would be morally irresponsible for me to do that without,

at the same time, condemning the contingent, intolerable conditions that exist in our society.

These conditions are the things that cause individuals to feel that they have no other alternative

than to engage in violent rebellions to get attention.

And I must say tonight that a riot is the language of the unheard.​

- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.​

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[respiration]

 

[blackbull1970]

It's been 50 years since the infamous Attica prison riot

It's been 50 years since the infamous Attica prison riot

Inmates held some 36 hostages for five days. And that was just the beginning

www.cbsnews.com

 

[ThaBurgerPimp]

Remember this movie..?

Clarence Williams III was going off, "HOT SOUP MUTHAFUCKA,HOT SOUP!!!!"

 

[34real]

My uncle was in it and received some settlement money for it but not enough for him to ever want to talk about prison and what happened and he never ever was arrested again;all he'll say is they did what needed to be done.

 

[ronmch20]

A prison riot when prison and state authorities showed power means than the life of convicts or civilians. They let cons do their thing for four days and then decided enough is enough and then stormed that prison shooting to kill any and everyone all just to show the survivors that "we run this shit".