Attica Prison Riot Robert Douglass served as Counsel and later Secretary to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller from 1965 to 1972. At Rockefeller's request, he was sent to Attica during the uprising to represent the Governor and to help quell the riot and appease the inmates. Frank Smith was an inmate at the prison and acted as a guard during the uprising, trying to assure that none of the officials ...

Attica Brother Akil Al-Jundi dies ...

Back to Main Student Connections News Summaries Daily News Quiz Science Q & A Student Voices Crossword Puzzle Ask a Reporter Resources on the Web NYC School Calendars Facts About the Times Feedback January 9, 2000 Attica: Exorcising the Demons, Redeeming the Deaths By CLYDE HABERMAN he immediate spark, not that it matters after so many years, was a series of misunderstandings. One evening, hours ...

Frank Big Black Smith: The Struggle for Justice Continues Big Black was Chief of Security for the rebelling Attica prisoners. He will speak on the University of Michigan campus to share his experience as a leader of the Attica rebellion and fervent community activist and paralegal struggling for justice. Attica prisoners presented the following demands and the reaction by the state was to then ...