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The August Rebellion is a forgotten revolt by women at a maximum-security prison in New York 1974. — THE FREE LANCEDollree Mapp, Sid Reed lead women at New York's maximum-security Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in revolt after fellow prisoner Carol Crooks is beaten and taken by a "beat-up squad" of male guards to solitary confinement. The women seize control of parts of the prison and allegedly ta

A brief history of Black AugustFor the past four-and-a-half decades, the self-defining, uncompromising efforts of a few freedom fighters from the Black Liberation struggle have been recognized each August by the many who acknowledge those deeds.

Black August Planning Organization (BAPO) Mission Statement The Black August Planning Organization (BAPO) is committed to the task of ensuring that our political prisoners (PPs) and prisoners-of-war (POWs), particularly those of the blac…

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