Big Black: Stand at Attica
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A image novel memoir from Frank “Large Black” Smith, a prisoner at Attica State Jail in 1971, whose rebel towards the injustices of the Jail gadget continues to be one of the crucial bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American historical past.
FOUR DAYS IN 1971 CHANGED THE COURSE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THIS IS THE TRUE STORY FROM THE MAN AT THE CENTER OF IT ALL.
In the summer season of 1971, the New York’s Attica State Jail is a logo of the whole thing damaged in The united states – abused prisoners, rampant racism and a blind eye became in opposition to the injustices perpetrated on the powerless. But if the guards at Attica overreact to a minor incident, the prisoners make a decision they’ve had sufficient – and rebellion towards their jailers, taking them hostage and making calls for for humane stipulations. Frank “Large Black” Smith reveals himself on the heart of this rebellion, suffering to offer protection to hostages, prisoners and negotiators alike. But if the one street for justice appears to be negotiating with formidable Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Large Black quickly discovers there is also no wish find a relaxed answer for the prisoners in Attica.
Written by way of Jared Reinmuth and Frank “Large Black” Smith himself, tailored and illustrated by way of Ameziane, Large Black: Stand At Attica is an unflinching have a look at the cost of status as much as injustice in what continues to be one of the crucial bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American historical past.
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