CALI DEATH ROW PRISONER STEVE CHAMPION, TOOKIE WILLIAMS’ FRIEND, ON HUNGER STRIKE

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The Attica rebellion in upstate New York Sept. 9-13, 1971, saw thousands of prisoners take over the prison, protesting intolerable conditions and infuriated by the assassination of George Jackson at San Quentin on Aug. 21, 1971. The secret of their unprecedented strength was their multi-racial solidarity. Here, Black and white prisoners sit on a wall during a meeting called by the organizers.

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