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• Annotation:
• A graphic novel memoir from Frank “Big Black” Smith, a prisoner at Attica State Prison in 1971, whose rebellion against the injustices of the prison system remains one of the bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American history. -- publisher
• Publication Information:
• Archaia, Los Angeles, CA, 2020
• Color or Black & White:
• 
• Genres:
• Autobiography/Memoir
• Non-Fiction
• Bibliography Available:
• Yes
• Original Language:
• English
• Historical Topic/Event:
• Prison riots
• Prison and Race Relations
• Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich), 1908-1979
• Geographic Setting:
• New York (State)--Attica
• Attica Correctional Facility
• Date Range:
• 1933 - 1997
• Tags:
• Attica, Prison riots, Torture, Frank “Big Black” Smith, Mike Smith, Attica Brothers Legal Team
• Notes:
• • Find this book on WorldCat

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