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Bezig met laden... Big Black: Stand at Atticadoor Frank Smith, Améziane (Illustrator), Jared Reinmuth (Auteur)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I wanted to like this, but I got worried as soon as I saw the secondary author's Poetic and Randomly Capitalized dedication. (Smith himself died in 2004, so I'm curious about the nature of his collaboration with a guy who is the step-son of his lawyer. This seems Green Book-y.) And indeed, the writing was a bit of a mess with dozens of character names thrown out with little or no introduction and random changes between an old-fashioned comic-book vibe and Very Serious business. I appreciate the message being presented, but it sort of gets lost in the static. As a work of nonfiction it does not sate, serving more to simply whet my appetite on the subject. The art was okay, but randomly switched between single-page layouts and double-page spreads without much signal, leading me to read panels out of order several times. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
The uprising at Attica Prison remains one of the bloodiest civil rights confrontations in American history... but without Frank "Big Black" Smith it could have been even worse. Now for the first time, the late Frank "Big Black" Smith shares his experience at the center of this uprising, struggling to protect hostages, prisoners and negotiators alike. Before his death, Frank "Big Black" Smith worked with writer and longtime friend, Jared Reinmuth, to share the true story of his time in Attica State Prison. Adapted to a graphic novel by Améziane (Dark Horse's Muhammad Ali), this is an unflinching look at the price of standing up to injustice. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)365.97479Social sciences Social problems and services; associations Penal & related institutions History, geographic treatment, biography North America Northeastern U.S. New YorkLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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One of those important chapters that doesn't get taught in the history books, skillfully told in graphic format in the words of a man tortured and beaten for being seen as a leader in a prisoner uprising that he didn't start or participate in (though he did take steps to save a friendly guard from being killed, and he did try to negotiate on behalf of the prisoners and keep order during the events); in the end the prisoners are blamed for the deaths of the hostages (actually shot by the police forces) and the civil lawsuit against NY governor Nelson Rockefeller (who had ordered the violent retaking of the prison directly resulting in a massacre) went to settlement. Bibliography included, as well as a list of those murdered.
see also: Steve Sheinkin's The Port Chicago 50 ( )