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George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an American author, activist and convicted felon. While serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $70 from a gas station in 1961, Jackson became involved in revolutionary activity and co-founded the prison gang Black Guerrilla Family .
Aug 21, 2018 · George Jackson, referencing South American revolutionary who fought for Cuba, Che Guevara, describes how a Black prisoner can engage in an alchemy that turns a slave into a dragon. As did Ho Chi Minh, George Jackson initially sought to play by the rules of diplomacy, negotiation and compromise, linking Third World liberationists as ...
George Jackson was an African-American revolutionary, left-wing activist and Marxist. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, activities and timeline.
Jun 11, 2018 · Jackson was repeatedly denied parole, either because of his disruptive behavior — as claimed by prison officials and members of the parole board — or because of racism and his political activism — as claimed by Jackson and his supporters. In 1968 he was transferred back to Soledad.
Aug 3, 2020 · George Jackson, an activist, died at a California prison on August 21, 1971. He had received one year to life in prison in 1960 for allegedly stealing $70 from a Los Angeles gas station,...
On 21 August 1971, the black prison activist George Jackson was killed as he tried to escape from California's San Quentin prison. Only twenty-nine years old, he had spent the last ten years of his life behind bars, much of it in solitary confinement.
Sep 3, 1971 · SAN QUENTIN, Calif., Sept. 2—At 1:15 on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 21, George Jackson, 29 years old, the convict and author of “Soledad Brother,” put his prison denims back on after a thorough...