{"product_id":"riot-the-incredibly-true-story-of-how-1-000-prisoners-took-over-attica-prison-9781490902135","title":"Riot!: The Incredibly True Story of How 1,000 Prisoners Took Over Attica Prison","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1971, tensions in America's prisons were at a breaking point. Across the country, incarcerated men lived under harsh conditions, cut off from fair treatment and basic rights. Then came August 21, the day George Jackson-a writer, activist, and leader in the Black Panther Party-was killed while attempting to escape San Quentin Prison in California. To many, his death was more than a single tragedy. It symbolized the deep racial and political divides of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNews of Jackson's death traveled quickly. In upstate New York, the men held at Attica Prison listened with anger and fear. Already frustrated by overcrowding, limited medical care, and almost no chance for reform, they saw his killing as proof that the system would never change on its own. Less than three weeks later, that anger exploded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn September 9, 1971, prisoners at Attica seized control of the facility in one of the most dramatic uprisings in American history. Guards were taken hostage. Cellblocks were barricaded. For four tense days, the prison was in the hands of the inmates, who demanded food, medical treatment, education, and basic human dignity. Outside the walls, the eyes of the world turned to Attica as officials, negotiators, and families waited to see what would happen next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as a protest for justice spiraled into a standoff filled with fear, courage, and tragedy. When state authorities finally moved in, the result was devastating-one of the bloodiest prison confrontations the nation had ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the true story of the Attica uprising with clarity and detail, from the sparks that ignited it to the lasting questions it left behind. It is a story of power, resistance, and the human cost of a system under pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Fergus Mason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781490902135\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45361790943347,"sku":"9781490902135","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6ad468b8-cd45-43ea-95cf-df35e76d2e74.jpg?v=1786734319","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/riot-the-incredibly-true-story-of-how-1-000-prisoners-took-over-attica-prison-9781490902135","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}