A Nation of Law? 1968-1971 -
eyes on the prize

Black activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. At New York's Attica State Prison, an inmate takeover leaves 43 men dead: four killed by inmates, 39 by police.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 206

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Revisit this landmark series, the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life.

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