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Attica Uprising Reveals Deep Struggles Inside Prison
Read about the Attica prison riot where inmates from New York City factions led a four day rebellion. The conflict exposed racial tensions, leadership shifts, and demands on rehabilitation, wages, and guard training as state troops moved in with riot gas and gunfire.
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Attica
New York City
Douglas Smith
Batavia
Lords
Sing Sing
Smith
Russell G. Oswald
Radio
Myron Yancey
Oswald
Mancusi
Disneyland
William Quinn
Bobby Seae
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Denoument