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Betrayal at Attica

In March of 1974, they convened asecond grand jury because they decided,four years later,...

In March of 1974, they convened a
second grand jury because they decided,
four years later, that everybody on
the first grand jury had ties to Attica prison,
and therefore couldn't be
fair in evaluating anything

Full Transcript

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In March of 1974,
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they convened a second grand jury
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because they decided, four years later,
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that everybody on the first grand jury
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had ties to Attica prison, and therefore couldn't be fair
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in evaluating anything.
Duration
24 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:26
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...
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...
- [Interviewer] Did you hear what kind of language - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- [Interviewer] Did you hear what kind of language
- Emphatic language, "Get over there, get down, move along," - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
- Emphatic language, "Get over there, get down, move al...
- [Interviewer] Did it have after it words such as "nigger?" - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
- [Interviewer] Did it have after it words such as "nig...
- [Elizabeth] And then the gauntlet, 50 correction officers - Betrayal at Attica 00:14
- [Elizabeth] And then the gauntlet, 50 correction officers
And they had all these naked people, and one-by-one, - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
And they had all these naked people, and one-by-one,