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The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Why it Matters Today

November 30, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

- Free

On Thursday, November 30, 2017, at 4 PM at the UCLA Faculty Center, Heather Ann Thompson, Professor of History and Afro-American and African Studies at University of Michigan, will discuss her Pulitzer Prize winning book, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy.

RSVP recommended due to limited seating. The event is free and open to the public. Parking can be purchased at Parking Structure 2 (Manning Drive & Charles E Young Drive East). UCLA is a Smoke and Tobacco-Free campus.

Co-sponsored by the Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American Studies, UCLA Department of African American Studies, UCLA Department of History, Dean of UCLA Social Sciences, UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy, and the UCLA Prison Law and Policy Program.

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Details

Date:
November 30, 2017
Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Tags:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-attica-prison-uprising-of-1971-and-why-it-matters-today-tickets-38059699586

Organizers

UCLA Department of African American Studies
UCLA Department of History
Dean of UCLA Social ciences
UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy
UCLA Prison Law and Policy Program
Criminal Justice Program

Venue

UCLA Faculty Center, Main Dining Hall
480 Charles E Young Dr East
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
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Details

Date:
November 30, 2017
Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Tags:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-attica-prison-uprising-of-1971-and-why-it-matters-today-tickets-38059699586

Organizers

UCLA Department of African American Studies
UCLA Department of History
Dean of UCLA Social ciences
UCLA Luskin Center for History and Policy
UCLA Prison Law and Policy Program
Criminal Justice Program

Venue

UCLA Faculty Center, Main Dining Hall
480 Charles E Young Dr East
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
+ Google Map