Prisons on Fire: Attica, George Jackson and Black Liberation

by The Freedom Archives

Thirty years ago America's prisons burned. Here's how, why, and what happened. Who were the Attica Brothers? Who was George Jackson? And why was he murdered by the prison administration? And what do these forgotten histories tell us about prisons, repression, and the struggle for freedom today? Now, through archive audio, music and interviews, the voices of the Attica Brothers, Jonathan Jackson Jr., Angela Davis, Amiri Baraka, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, former Black Panther Chief Of Staff David Hilliard and more, introduce and grapple with this legacy.

800 pages, Audio CD

First published April 1, 2002

About the author

The Freedom Archives contain over 5000 hours of audiotape recordings, documenting, as it happened, the most turbulent times, events, and movements, from the early 60s to the mid-1990s. From People's Park to Attica. Vietnam to Puerto Rico. Wounded Knee to Mumia Abu-Jamal. Paul Robeson to Pete Seeger.

Reviews

[Jherane Patmore]

Critical beginners reading/listening for those interested in prison abolition.
"plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"

[Alexa Athelstan]

Read on today's journey between Zadar, Croatia and Leeds, UK. Amazing, insightful and moving!