Resistance Behind Bars

Author	: Victoria Law
Publisher	: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages	: 450
Release	: 2010-07
ISBN-10	: 9781458784810
ISBN-13	: 1458784819
Rating	: 4/5 (10 Downloads)

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Download or read book Resistance Behind Bars written by Victoria Law and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1974, women imprisoned at New York's maximum-security prison at Bedford Hills staged what is known as the August Rebellion. Protesting the brutal beating of a fellow prisoner, the women fought off guards, holding seven of them hostage, and took over sections of the prison. While many have heard of the 1971 Attica prison uprising, the August R...

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