Abstract
Review of Blood in The Water. The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy by Heather Ann Thompson.
Highlights
In 1975, when Sonny (Al Pacino) chanted ‘Attica! Attica! Attica!’ in Dog Day Afternoon, the name of the correctional facility of the New York state was strongly resonating with prisoner rights struggle and state violence
It comes with the publishing of Blood in the Water by the historian Heather Ann Thompson that coincides with Attica uprising 45th anniversary
No law enforcement member has been convicted despite the amount of evidence against them and the state of New York has never apologized to prisoners and hostages and had not admitted wrongdoing
Summary
In 1975, when Sonny (Al Pacino) chanted ‘Attica! Attica! Attica!’ in Dog Day Afternoon, the name of the correctional facility of the New York state was strongly resonating with prisoner rights struggle and state violence. Attica!’ in Dog Day Afternoon, the name of the correctional facility of the New York state was strongly resonating with prisoner rights struggle and state violence. The US most famous prison uprising is largely forgotten despite the numerous documentaries and testimonies it has inspired and an authoritative book was still awaited.[1] It comes with the publishing of Blood in the Water by the historian Heather Ann Thompson that coincides with Attica uprising 45th anniversary.
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