George Jackson (activist)
George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an American author, prisoner, and revolutionary. While serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $71 at gunpoint from a gas station in 1960, Jackson became involved in the Black power movement and inspired the creation of an ultra-leftist prison gang, the Black Guerrilla Family.In 1970, he was one of three prisoners dubbed the Soledad Brothers. They were charged with the murder at Soledad Prison of corrections officer John V. Mills, allegedly in retaliation for the shooting deaths of three black inmates by a white prison guard several days prior. Also in 1970, Jackson published ''Soledad Brother'', a collection of his letters that comprised a combination autobiography and manifesto addressed primarily to an African-American audience, but which was embraced by radicals around the world. The book was a bestseller and earned Jackson international fame.
In August 1971, Jackson was killed by prison guards during an escape attempt at San Quentin State Prison, in which three guards and two inmates were killed. Jackson never went to trial for the Mills murder. Provided by Wikipedia
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1by Andrea L. Nevedal, Caitlin M. Reardon, Marilla A. Opra Widerquist, George L. Jackson, Sarah L. Cutrona, Brandolyn S. White, Laura J. DamschroderGet full text
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2by Christine M. Everett, Perri Morgan, Valerie A. Smith, Sandra Woolson, David Edelman, Cristina C. Hendrix, Theodore Berkowitz, Brandolyn White, George L. JacksonGet full text
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3by Anastasia-Stefania Alexopoulos, George L Jackson, David Edelman, Valerie A Smith, Theodore S Z Berkowitz, Sandra L Woolson, Hayden B Bosworth, Matthew J CrowleyGet full text
Published 2019-01-01
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4by Leah L. Zullig, Karen M. Goldstein, Hayden B. Bosworth, Sara M. Andrews, Susanne Danus, George L. Jackson, Dawn Provenzale, Morris Weinberger, Michael J. Kelley, Corrine I. VoilsGet full text
Published 2018-03-01
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5by Virginia Wang, Kelli Allen, Courtney H. Van Houtven, Cynthia Coffman, Nina Sperber, Elizabeth P. Mahanna, Cathleen Colón-Emeric, Helen Hoenig, George L. Jackson, Teresa M. Damush, Erika Price, Susan N. HastingsGet full text
Published 2018-04-01
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6by Andrea L. Nevedal, Caitlin M. Reardon, George L. Jackson, Sarah L. Cutrona, Brandolyn White, Allen L. Gifford, Elizabeth Orvek, Kathryn DeLaughter, Lindsay White, Heather A. King, Blake Henderson, Ryan Vega, Laura DamschroderGet full text
Published 2020-07-01
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7by Teri Browne, Amy Swoboda, Patti L. Ephraim, Katina Lang-Lindsey, Jamie A. Green, Felicia Hill-Briggs, George L. Jackson, Suzanne Ruff, Lana Schmidt, Peter Woods, Patty Danielson, Shakur Bolden, Brian Bankes, Chelsie Hauer, Tara Strigo, L. Ebony BoulwareGet full text
Published 2020-11-01
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9by Tyler M. Barrett, Jamie A. Green, Raquel C. Greer, Patti L. Ephraim, Sarah Peskoe, Jane F. Pendergast, Chelsie L. Hauer, Tara S. Strigo, Evan Norfolk, Ion Dan Bucaloiu, Clarissa J. Diamantidis, Felicia F. Hill-Briggs, Teri Browne, George L. Jackson, L. Ebony Boulware, L. Ebony Boulware, Clarissa Diamantidis, Clare Il’Giovine, George Jackson, Jane Pendergast, Sarah Peskoe, Tara Strigo, Jon Billet, Jason Browne, Ion Bucaloiu, Charlotte Collins, Daniel Davis, Sherri Fulmer, Jamie Green, Chelsie Hauer, Evan Norfolk, Michelle Richner, Cory Siegrist, Wendy Smeal, Rebecca Stametz, Mary Solomon, Christina Yule, Patti Ephraim, Raquel Greer, Felicia Hill-Briggs, Teri Browne, Navdeep Tangri, Brian Bankes, Shakur Bolden, Patricia Danielson, Katina Lang-Lindsey, Suzanne Ruff, Lana Schmidt, Amy Swoboda, Peter Woods, Diana Clynes, Stephanie Stewart, Dori Schatell, Kristi Klicko, Brandi Vinson, Jennifer St. Clair Russell, Kelli Collins, Jennifer Martin, Dale Singer, Diane LittlewoodGet full text
Published 2020-09-01
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