A prison guard holds an iced drink as he watches inmates pick cotton at the Cummins Unit prison farm, the site of a former slave plantation, in Grady, Arkansas. As of 2001, inmates there harvest corn, cotton, and rice from the fields and are supervised by prison guards on horses, 1975 . GalleryA prison guard holds an iced drink as he watches inmates pick cotton at the Cummins Unit prison farm, the site of a former slave plantation, in Grady, Arkansas. As of 2001, inmates there harvest corn, cotton, and rice from the fields and are supervised by prison guards on horses, 1975 .
Exactly 50 years ago, Manson Family member Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme attempted to assassinate US President Ford in Sacramento, CA (September 5, 1975). This Newsweek cover shows her moments after her gun failed to fire. GalleryExactly 50 years ago, Manson Family member Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme attempted to assassinate US President Ford in Sacramento, CA (September 5, 1975). This Newsweek cover shows her moments after her gun failed to fire.
On May 10th 1973 a man entered a bank in Kenora Ont. armed with a rifle and a ‘dead man’s switch’ connected to a bomb in his mouth. He was shot leaving the bank, activating the switch, detonating the bomb. His identity remains unknown. GalleryOn May 10th 1973 a man entered a bank in Kenora Ont. armed with a rifle and a ‘dead man’s switch’ connected to a bomb in his mouth. He was shot leaving the bank, activating the switch, detonating the bomb. His identity remains unknown.
15-year-old African American student Dorothy Counts starts the school year at Harry Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, amid protests, screams, and insults from White people who were against school integration, on September 4, 1957 . Gallery15-year-old African American student Dorothy Counts starts the school year at Harry Harding High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, amid protests, screams, and insults from White people who were against school integration, on September 4, 1957 .
The inside of a cell where an inmate was killed during the New Mexico State Penitentiary riot. During the riot, inmates, who’d obtained blowtorches, went to the protective custody unit, where they began using them, first on the doors, then on inmates, who were seen as ‘snitches’, 1980 . GalleryThe inside of a cell where an inmate was killed during the New Mexico State Penitentiary riot. During the riot, inmates, who’d obtained blowtorches, went to the protective custody unit, where they began using them, first on the doors, then on inmates, who were seen as ‘snitches’, 1980 .