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[Narrator] The
main sticking point was a demand for amnesty
by the men in the yard, who were afraid all 1,200
of them would be charged for the beating death of
officer William Quinn
main sticking point was a demand for amnesty
by the men in the yard, who were afraid all 1,200
of them would be charged for the beating death of
officer William Quinn
Full Transcript
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- [Narrator] The
main sticking point
00:00:02.025 --> 00:00:03.835
was a demand for amnesty
by the men in the yard,
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who were afraid all 1,200
of them would be charged
00:00:05.625 --> 00:00:09.418
for the beating death of
officer William Quinn.
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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...