Title Work

Title No: 804

Title: Interview with Philip Watkins

Medium: Audio; Moving Image

Original Medium: Film; Recorded Sound; Video

Date: 16 Mar  1989 (Created)

Interview with Philip Watkins conducted for Eyes on the Prize II.  Discussion centers on his time as a prison guard at  Attica Correctional Facility and the riot that occurred in 1971, including being held hostage by the inmates and the negotiations that occurred between the inmates and prison and state officials.

Countries of Origin: U.S.A.

Duration: 22 min 32 sec 

Genres: Interview

Subjects: Prison riots--New York (State)--Attica; Prisons--New York (State)--Attica; Prisoners--Civil rights; Prison guards

Name As Subjects: Attica Correctional Facility; Watkins, Philip