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Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy

Heather Ann Thompson

What really happened during the Attica prison uprising, and why were the key records kept from the public for decades?

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Heather Ann Thompson

Why read it

  • You will see how sealed and redacted records shape what the public believes about an event
  • You will learn how a state that retakes control can mistreat prisoners and its own hostages, then spin the story
  • You will understand how Attica led courts to start watching how prisoners are treated

Who it is for

  • A reader of investigative history who likes primary sources
  • A lawyer, journalist or student of prison policy
  • Anyone wondering how states handle their own failures

Contents

  1. Other Titles
  2. Introduction
  3. State Secrets
  4. PART I
  5. The Tinderbox
  6. Not So Greener Pastures
  7. Responding to Resistance
  8. Voices from Auburn
  9. Knowledge Is Power
  10. Playing by the Rules
  11. Back and Forth
  12. End of the Line
  13. PART II
  14. Power and Politics Unleashed
  15. Talking Back
  16. Burning Down the House
  17. Reeling and Reacting
  18. Order Out of Chaos
  19. What’s Going On
  20. Into the Night
  21. A New Day Dawns
  22. PART III
  23. The Sound Before the Fury
  24. Getting Down to Business
  25. Dreams and Nightmares
  26. On the Precipice
  27. Deciding Disaster
  28. PART IV
  29. Retribution and Reprisals Unimagined
  30. Chomping at the Bit
  31. Standing Firm
  32. No Mercy
  33. Spinning Disaster
  34. And the Beat Goes On
  35. PART V
  36. Reckonings and Reactions
  37. Speaking Up
  38. Stepping Back
  39. Funerals and Fallout
  40. Prodding and Probing
  41. Which Side Are You On?
  42. Ducks in a Row
  43. PART VI
  44. Inquiries and Diversions
  45. Digging More Deeply
  46. Foxes in the Hen House
  47. Stick and Carrot
  48. Seeking Help
  49. Indictments All Around
  50. PART VII
  51. Justice on Trial
  52. Mobilizing and Maneuvering
  53. A House Divided
  54. Laying the Groundwork
  55. Testing the Waters
  56. Going for Broke
  57. Evening the Score
  58. A Long Journey Ahead
  59. PART VIII
  60. Blowing the Whistle

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