Item
Date:
2006;
Subject Terms:
Lucasville Prison rebellion; Terre Haute Prison; prison resistance
Identifier:
IA.ITM.000144
Description
Contains two essays. Lorenzo Ervin describes his time of militant organizing (with, and between black and white) in Terre Haute Prison in the early 70s. Staughton Lynd recounts the Lucasville Prison uprising, in the early 90s, which saw black and white prisoners fighting together against the system. Includes a chronology of recent prison uprisings throughout the world.