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Tip of the Spear 2023
Tip of the Spear is a 2023 non-fiction novel written by anthropologist Orisanmi Burton. The book uses oral histories gathered from politically engaged prisoners and merges them with scarce archival materials to present a fresh interpretation of the Attica Prison Rebellion. Most traditional accounts of the rebellion focus narrowly on Attica Correctional Facility and limit the event to five days between September 9 and 13, 1971. Burton instead contends that what he terms "the Long Attica Revolt" was an extended conflict involving multiple uprisings—some prior to, some following the September events at Attica. These disturbances occurred not only within prison walls but also in city jails, state prisons, mental health facilities, urban streets, and even abroad. The work was released by University of California Press on October 31, 2023.
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- Publisher
- University of California Press
- ISBN
- 9780520396326
