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Bookmark or Share- George Jackson (activist) - WikipediaGeorge 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. [3]
- Two Desperate Hours: How George Jackson Died - The New York TimesWithin two hours Jackson and five other men — three guards and two inmates—had been killed and the forces of a deeply felt national controversy had begun to gather. The prison authorities say ...
- George Jackson: Dragon Philosopher and Revolutionary ... - AAIHSGeorge 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.
- America’s Fortress of Blood: The Death of George Jackson and ...In 1971, activist George Jackson was mysteriously killed in San Quentin prison — a tragedy repeated time and again. by Dan Berger, Salon. A young black man gunned down by law enforcement. His body is then left outside for four hours.
- George Jackson (1941-1971) - BlackpastFair use image. Author George Jackson is best known for his memoir Soledad Brother, containing the letters that he wrote from prison between 1964 and 1970. George Lester Jackson was born on September 23, 1941, on the west side of Chicago, Illinois.
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