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Betrayal at Attica

We had continuingdiscussions from the beginning as to preciselywhat we should do, what...

We had continuing
discussions from the beginning as to precisely
what we should do, what role we should be
playing,
were we to view ourselves as representatives
of the prisoners?

Full Transcript

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- We had continuing discussions from the beginning
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as to precisely what we should do,
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what role we should be playing, were we to view ourselves
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as representatives of the prisoners?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:24
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...
Were we purely neutral go-betweens? - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
Were we purely neutral go-betweens?
Were we in fact negotiators? - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
Were we in fact negotiators?
- And then when the negotiators came, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
- And then when the negotiators came,
And you had flamboyancy number 101, right? - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And you had flamboyancy number 101, right?
He understood how to deal with the press - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
He understood how to deal with the press
- You gotta negotiate for an amnesty. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- You gotta negotiate for an amnesty.
But that means you have to sit down and have to work out - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
But that means you have to sit down and have to work out
He went to Yale, came in second. He was second in his class. - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
He went to Yale, came in second. He was second in his class.
Then he went into the Army and he was a major. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
Then he went into the Army and he was a major.
And he was in the Army of occupation in Japan. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And he was in the Army of occupation in Japan.
He went back to Columbia Law School - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
He went back to Columbia Law School
And became an estates lawyer. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And became an estates lawyer.
And he was a liberal. He was a member of the NAACP. - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
And he was a liberal. He was a member of the NAACP.
And it was like '58, - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
And it was like '58,
So, you had Bill Kunstler and Herman Badillo - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
So, you had Bill Kunstler and Herman Badillo
- [Reporter] Why did the inmates ask for you people? - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
- [Reporter] Why did the inmates ask for you people?
Why are they asking for the Huey Newtons, Herman Badillos, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
Why are they asking for the Huey Newtons, Herman Badillos,
- They want to be just, they want to be assured - Betrayal at Attica 00:09
- They want to be just, they want to be assured
They want to be assured that there is some mechanism - Betrayal at Attica 00:08
They want to be assured that there is some mechanism
More than half of those interviewed told the Commission - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
More than half of those interviewed told the Commission