History Weekend: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Why it Matters Today
Virtual EventThe history department hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Heather Thompson as the featured speaker at this year’s History Weekend. Ghosts of Attica, a documentary that includes footage shot inside the prison during the four-day rebellion, will be screened at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. Thompson will participate in a short Q&A after the film. Her talk,“The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Why it Matters Today,” is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14. Events are free and open to the public, but registration is recommended.