I was fourteen that day

Big Black, Stand at Attica, Frank "Big Black" Smith by Frank Smith & Jared Reinmuth, illustrated by Ameziane; 2020;$19.99; 175 pages; Archaia, Los Angeles, CA; 978-1-68415-479-1; checked out from Multnomah County Library, Midland;2/19/2020-2/19/2020
On September 13, 1971 authorities decided to set an example that resulted in the death of several inmates and guard at Attica prison in New York. Frank Smith was one of the inmates involved and attacked during the massacre.  These are his memories collected in graphic novel form.  It is an incident that changed things in prisons in the United States were run for awhile.  It is an engaging memoir.
10/10