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Betrayal at Attica

I got up there on July4th, and on July 5th I walked into the officeat about nine o'clock...

I got up there on July
4th, and on July 5th I walked into the office
at about nine o'clock in the morning, and
I was commandeered by Frank "Big Black" Smith,
who interviewed me for an
hour, and then by Dennis Cunningham, and I fell in love
with both of them

Full Transcript

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I got up there on July 4th, and on July 5th
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I walked into the office at about nine o'clock
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in the morning, and I was commandeered
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by Frank "Big Black" Smith, who interviewed me for an hour,
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and then by Dennis Cunningham,
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and I fell in love with both of them.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:00:04
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Fifth Column Films,HBO,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

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...
I mean, they were amazing, both of them. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
I mean, they were amazing, both of them.
The same people who killed everybody, the state police, - Betrayal at Attica 00:25
The same people who killed everybody, the state police,
They returned 38 indictments - Betrayal at Attica 00:19
They returned 38 indictments
The state troopers and the guards who killed 39 people, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
The state troopers and the guards who killed 39 people,
In March of 1974, - Betrayal at Attica 00:24
In March of 1974,
Of course, we had raised this as an issue, - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
Of course, we had raised this as an issue,
My colleagues, my comrades, Michael Deutsch, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
My colleagues, my comrades, Michael Deutsch,
There are only white people in Wyoming County, - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
There are only white people in Wyoming County,
Because there are 1800 Black people there. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
Because there are 1800 Black people there.
That they're all incarcerated - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
That they're all incarcerated
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony
- [Narrator] In 1974, Attica Brothers Legal Defense - Betrayal at Attica 00:12
- [Narrator] In 1974, Attica Brothers Legal Defense
After years of delay by the appointed judge, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
After years of delay by the appointed judge,
- I was kicked in the side, I was kicked in the hip, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- I was kicked in the side, I was kicked in the hip,
I was hit in the head, the back, my arms, trying to block. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
I was hit in the head, the back, my arms, trying to block.
- Then my glasses was taken off me, stomped. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- Then my glasses was taken off me, stomped.
You were forced under gunpoint - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
You were forced under gunpoint
And I was hit, and told to "Run, nigger." - Betrayal at Attica 00:11
And I was hit, and told to "Run, nigger."
- There was a correction, two correction officers was there, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- There was a correction, two correction officers was there,
- And I was told, "When I hit this door with this stick, - Betrayal at Attica 00:11
- And I was told, "When I hit this door with this stick...