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Looking Back At The 1971 Attica Uprising: What Set The Stage For The Deadly Riots

Fifty years ago this week, September 9-13, 1971, incarcerated men at the Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York took control of the state prison to demand humane treatment and better living.

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