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George Jackson (activist)
George Jackson | |
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| Born | George Lester Jackson September 23, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 21, 1971 (aged 29) San Quentin, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Resting place | Bethel Cemetery, Mount Vernon, Illinois[1] |
| Known for | Prison activist[2] and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family |
| Notable work | Blood in My Eye Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson |
| Parent(s) | Lester and Georgia Bea Jackson |
| Relatives | Jonathan P. Jackson (brother) |
George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an American author, revolutionary, and convicted felon. While serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $70 at gunpoint from a gas station in 1961, Jackson became involved in the Black power movement and co-founded the prison gang Black Guerrilla Family.[3]
In 1970, he was one of three prisoners known as Soledad Brothers, charged with the murder of correctional officer John Vincent Mills in the aftermath of a prison fight. The same year, he published Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson, a combination of autobiography and manifesto addressed to an African-American audience. The book became a bestseller and earned Jackson personal fame.
Jackson was killed by prison guards in 1971, during an escape attempt in which three prison guards and two inmates were killed. He never went to trial for the Mills murder.
- ^ Ouagadougou, Mbutu A. (May 12, 2022). The Black Guerrilla Family 1966 – 1971: The Violent History of California's Most Notorious Prison Gang. Plebiscite Publishing Company. p. 216. ISBN 979-8808864979.
- ^ Murrin, John; Paul E. Johnson; James M. McPherson (2008). Liberty, Equality, Power: A History of the American People, Compact. Boston, MA: Thomson Wadsworth. p. 1136. ISBN 978-0-495-50243-2.
- ^ Cummins, Eric (1994). The Rise and Fall of California's Radical Prison Movement. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2231-5. OCLC 28112851.
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