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Attica was a riot, it began as a riot
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Betrayal at Attica

Attica was a riot,it began as a riot and it immediatelyturned into a rebellion

Attica was a riot,
it began as a riot and it immediately
turned into a rebellion

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Attica was a riot, it began as a riot
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and it immediately turned into a rebellion.
Duration
6 seconds
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22
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:22
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Fifth Column Films,HBO,HBO Documentary Films

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On September 13, 1971 the State of New York shot and killed 39 of its own citizens, injured hundreds more, and tortured the survivors. The plan to retake D Yard led to one of the bloodiest days in American history, and set the sta...
There were political movements within the prison. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
There were political movements within the prison.
- Although the Commission recognizes - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- Although the Commission recognizes
But unless the dehumanizing quality of inmate life - Betrayal at Attica 00:11
But unless the dehumanizing quality of inmate life
- Shortly before 9:00 a.m. this morning, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- Shortly before 9:00 a.m. this morning,
Prisoners took over, over a thousand prisoners took over, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
Prisoners took over, over a thousand prisoners took over,
Well damage to prison buildings - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
Well damage to prison buildings
As far as restoring order to this facility, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
As far as restoring order to this facility,
- [Elizabeth] Now in the laundry, - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- [Elizabeth] Now in the laundry,
He's charismatic, he's terrific in many ways, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
He's charismatic, he's terrific in many ways,
And by the time he was eight, he was in trouble. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And by the time he was eight, he was in trouble.
He never really learned grammar - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
He never really learned grammar
He just didn't have any, you know, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
He just didn't have any, you know,
When he was 12 years old he got busted, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
When he was 12 years old he got busted,
They bust them again and they give them a choice about - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
They bust them again and they give them a choice about
So, he enlists into the Army and he becomes an MP. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
So, he enlists into the Army and he becomes an MP.
So, he came back, he sold reefer, mostly. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
So, he came back, he sold reefer, mostly.
And then he was hustling, - Betrayal at Attica 00:16
And then he was hustling,
They got busted, and he refused to rat on his co-defendant, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
They got busted, and he refused to rat on his co-defendant,
And, he's one of the leading hustlers in the jail. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And, he's one of the leading hustlers in the jail.
And he had this one guard, Tony Sangiacomo, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
And he had this one guard, Tony Sangiacomo,