On Sept. 9, 1971, prisoners seized control of the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York, taking 42 staff members hostage and demanding improvements to inmate treatment and living conditions.
#AtticaUprising
📅 On This Day – Sept 9, 2016
Incarcerated people in over 20 states launched the largest prison strike in U.S. history—refusing to work and demanding an end to prison slavery.
They chose this date to honor the 1971 Attica uprising.
#OTD #PrisonStrike #AtticaUprising #13thAmendment #BlackAugust
