To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
I was taught that it's everybody's obligation
Please log in to add to collections.
Betrayal at Attica

I was taught that it'severybody's obligation to join the movement

I was taught that it's
everybody's obligation to join the movement

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.292
I was taught that it's everybody's obligation
00:00:05.792 --> 00:00:06.959
to join the movement.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:37
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Fifth Column Films,HBO,HBO Documentary Films

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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 think it's better to be aggressive at this point. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- I think it's better to be aggressive at this point.
It seems to me that it is both historically - Betrayal at Attica 00:14
It seems to me that it is both historically
- When I went to Reed College, I joined SDS, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- When I went to Reed College, I joined SDS,
And I became a member of the Community Senate. - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
And I became a member of the Community Senate.
And then I became Student Body President - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And then I became Student Body President
And then I came out of Reed and my father died, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And then I came out of Reed and my father died,
And my mother certainly didn't want me to run his business. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And my mother certainly didn't want me to run his busin...
But, in August of 1968, (laughs) - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
But, in August of 1968, (laughs)
Me and a friend named Ken Linden drove to Chicago - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
Me and a friend named Ken Linden drove to Chicago
- [Crowd] Peace now, peace now, peace now, peace now. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- [Crowd] Peace now, peace now, peace now, peace now.
- We walked out of the hotel and walked into Lake Shore Park - Betrayal at Attica 00:12
- We walked out of the hotel and walked into Lake Shore Park
So, to make a long story short, - Betrayal at Attica 00:13
So, to make a long story short,
And I look at the cops and they go, "You ready?" - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
And I look at the cops and they go, "You ready?"
(tear gas explodes) - Betrayal at Attica 00:22
(tear gas explodes)
(tense haunting music) - Betrayal at Attica 00:27
(tense haunting music)
And as a result of that, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
And as a result of that,
(tribal drumming music) - Betrayal at Attica 00:20
(tribal drumming music)
And, just as the soldiers in Vietnam - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
And, just as the soldiers in Vietnam
- [Group] The pigs are gonna catch hell. Off the pigs. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- [Group] The pigs are gonna catch hell. Off the pigs.
No more-- - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
No more--