Blood in the water : the Attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy

Blood in the water : the Attica prison uprising of 1971 and its legacy / Heather Ann Thompson.

"Historian Heather Ann Thompson offers the first definitive telling of the Attica prison uprising, the state's violent response, and the victims' decades-long quest for justice--in time for the forty-fifth anniversary of the events"--

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thompson, Heather Ann, 1963- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2016]
Edition:First edition
Subjects:
Attica Prison.
Prison riots > New York (State)
Table of Contents:
  • State secrets
  • The tinderbox
  • Power and politics unleashed
  • The sound before the fury
  • Retribution and reprisals unimagined
  • Reckonings and reactions
  • Inquiries and diversions
  • Justice on trial
  • Blowing the whistle
  • David and Goliath
  • A final flight.
  • The tinderbox. Frank "Big Black" Smith
  • Not So Greener Pastures
  • Responding to Resistance
  • Voices from Auburn
  • Knowledge Is Power
  • Playing by the Rules
  • Back and Forth
  • End of the Line
  • Power and politics unleashed. Michael Smith
  • Talking Back
  • Burning Down the House
  • Reeling and Reacting
  • Order Out of Chaos
  • Whats Going On
  • Into the Night
  • A New Day Dawns
  • The sound before the fury. Tom Wicker
  • Getting Down to Business
  • Dreams and Nightmares
  • On the Precipice
  • Deciding Disaster
  • Retribution and reprisals unimagined. Tony Strollo
  • Chomping at the Bit
  • Standing Firm
  • No Mercy
  • Spinning Disaster
  • And the Beat Goes On
  • Reckonings and reactions. Robert Douglass
  • Speaking Up
  • Stepping Back
  • Funerals and Fallout
  • Prodding and Probing
  • Which Side Are You On?
  • Ducks in a Row
  • Inquiries and diversions. Anthony Simonetti
  • Digging More Deeply
  • Foxes in the Hen House
  • Stick and Carrot
  • Seeking Help
  • Indictments All Around
  • Justice on Trial. Ernest Goodman
  • Mobilizing and Maneuvering
  • A House Divided
  • Laying the Groundwork
  • Testing the Waters
  • Going for Broke
  • Evening the Score
  • A Long Journey Ahead
  • Blowing the Whistle. Malcolm Bell
  • Joining the Team
  • Protecting the Police
  • Smoking Guns
  • Going Public
  • Investigating the Investigation
  • Closing the Book
  • David and Goliath. Elizabeth Fink
  • It Aint Over Till Its Over
  • Shining the Light on Evil
  • Delay Tactics
  • The Price of Blood
  • Deal with the Devil
  • A Final Fight. Deanne Quinn Miller
  • Family Fury
  • Manipulated and Outmaneuvered
  • Biting the Hand
  • Getting Heard
  • Waiting Game
  • A Hollow Victory
  • Epilogue: Prisons and Power.

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