On this day, 13 September 1971, after negotiations for more humane treatment of prisoners broke down during the Attica Prison uprising and the desperate prisoners threatened their unharmed hostages, at the order of Govenor Nelson Rockefeller (of the absurdly rich Rockefeller family) to retake the prison, tear gas was dropped into the yard and New York State Police troopers opened fire non-stop for two minutes into the smoke. Among the weapons used by the troopers were shotguns, personal firearms, and bullets outlawed by the Geneva Convention. Both hostages and inmates (most of whom not resisting, as they stumbled and choked in the smoke) were killed and wounded. By the time the facility was retaken, twenty-nine inmates and nine hostages had been killed. Afterwards, in celebration of their murdering, police troopers were heard cheering “white power.” This is a short history of the uprising: https://libcom.org/history/1971-the-attica-prison-uprisinghttps://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1210000185851796/?type=3
This perfectly modeled and well-polished life-size statue depicts king Khafra, the builder of the second largest pyramid at Giza. It was found in a pit in the antechamber of his Valley Temple at Giza. The king is seated on a throne flanked by lion heads. The two sides of the throne are decorated with the sema-tawy, symbol of the unity of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Khafra wears the nemes headdress, surmounted by the uraeus, or royal cobra. He wears the royal pleated kilt. Attached to his chin is an artificial ceremonial sacred beard. He is protected by the god Horus, represented as a falcon, perched at the back of his neck.
This artifact is a masterpiece of workmanship. The sculptor was able to depict the details of the facial features and muscles of the body, in spite of the hardness of the stone.
From the Valley Temple of Khafre. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, around 2570 BC. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 10062
Nope. No. You’re wrong. Color photos have been around since the late 1800s there are a bunch of full color photos of MLK. The us govt and educational system just doesn’t show us because they want us to push back the civil rights movement and distance institutionalized racism from today’s society.
Here are just a few of many photos of MLK in FULL color. This wasn’t that long ago. This is RECENT history. Segregation, the terrorizing of black communities, the brutality isn’t old - it is still present.
When my dad was a little boy, my grandfather was one of the ministers who marched with MLK on Washington. He grew up hearing stories about the great Dr. king and the differences he made BUT he still saw the blatant discrimination against black folks and other people of color (hell he experienced it himself). My dad was a kid watching MLK. My DAD. My grandfather who only passed away about six years ago MARCHED with him. This isn’t twelve generations ago. THIS IS RECENT HISTORY.
I’m a millennial and my parents were both in middle school when he was murdered. This really wasn’t that long ago.
I’m Gen z and my grandmother went to segregated schools for a few years before they became illegal
Seeing photos like this in full color with nice, crisp lines and in relatively high definition really does a lot to remind you that this really WASN’T all that long ago. No wonder people tend to think of the days of MLK as ancient history, if we mostly see black and white and grainy pictures!
