Red Emma’s

The Attica uprising ended with law enforcement shooting scores of unarmed men. No one has ever been held accountable for these killings.Heather Ann Thompson's new book presents a gripping account of the rebellion behind the Attica prison walls 45 years ago this September, and the subsequent brutal retaking of the prison by law enforcement. Drawing on documents never before seen by the public, she paints the fullest picture to date of the state violence—including outright extrajudicial killing of prisoners—that was used to crush the uprising, and the depths to which the state went to cover up these facts and protect the officers involved.  With prisoners in our swollen, inhumane mass incarceration system across the country calling for a coordinated national strike on the anniversary of the Attica revolt on this September 9th, we cannot think of a better time to explore the vital history captured in Dr. Thompson's essential book.