Today in history: September 9, 1971 – The Attica Prison uprising.
In the aftermath of the killing of political prisoner George Jackson in California, prisoners at Attica State in New York rebelled and seized control of the prison with a list of demands for prison reforms and an end to racism and brutality against prisoners. At Attica 54% of the inmates were black while 100% of the guards were white, many of whom were openly racist. The level of unity that developed among prisoners was nearly unprecedented.
There were four days of negotiations, until then-Governor Nelson Rockefeller ordered state police to take back control of the prison by brutal force. When the uprising was over, at least 39 people were dead and the prisoners were subjected to extreme brutality and torture. The example of the Attica prisoners uniting and standing up for their rights and dignity in the face of such intense repression inspired people around the world.
Via Freedom Road Socialist Organization (Fight Back!)
A haunted house story for the 21st century, INFIDEL follows an American Muslim woman and her multiracial neighbors who move into a building haunted by entities that feed off xenophobia.
Story: Pornsak Pichetshote, art: Aaron Campbell, José Villarrubia
lmao, they be shocked. white privilege is not having to think that your “heroes” wanted to see your people in chains forever.
They put it in the schools and thought it would stick. They didn’t expect our education to expand beyond what they had control over. They tryna play it off..
Don’t hate me for asking this I went to Publix school, why would people hate Washington? I get Jefferson and obviously Columbus but from what I was taught Washington wasn’t particularly shitty? And I thought he wasn’t an owner of other people? Was he? Am I just wrong?
He most certainly did own slaves, I’ve been to his house and stood inside the slave chambers!
And there it is. American education at its finest (sarcasm on). Of course real American history is no longer taught in schools. Jeebus forbid that Amuricans ™ be taught their actual history. Heck, “real amuricans” now teach their children that enslavement of Africans never really happened. We were immigrants - right Ben Carson.
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