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Betrayal at Attica

You were forced under gunpoint to crawl the length of theyard on your knees and elbows

You were forced under gunpoint to crawl the length of the
yard on your knees and elbows

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You were forced under gunpoint
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to crawl the length of the yard on your knees and elbows.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:01
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...
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,
- [Former Inmate] They were kicking, and saying, - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
- [Former Inmate] They were kicking, and saying,
- Well, as I was being put in the cell, - Betrayal at Attica 00:07
- Well, as I was being put in the cell,
- Whoever beat me, they came in the cell, - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
- Whoever beat me, they came in the cell,
"You'll run it next time." - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
"You'll run it next time."
"Nigger, put your head on these bars and you keep your head - Betrayal at Attica 00:06
"Nigger, put your head on these bars and you keep your ...
- I was working in the hospital that afternoon - Betrayal at Attica 00:14
- I was working in the hospital that afternoon
And as I walked in, I got the door a quarter of a way - Betrayal at Attica 00:14
And as I walked in, I got the door a quarter of a way
And they told me to shut the door - Betrayal at Attica 00:04
And they told me to shut the door
- And again, while I was in the cell, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
- And again, while I was in the cell,
They would come around every 10 or 15 minutes - Betrayal at Attica 00:10
They would come around every 10 or 15 minutes
So I told 'em, I said, "Look, I'm alive, - Betrayal at Attica 00:23
So I told 'em, I said, "Look, I'm alive,
It looked like a .357 Magnum, stuck in my cell, - Betrayal at Attica 00:05
It looked like a .357 Magnum, stuck in my cell,