George Jackson
George Jackson was arrested in 1957 for stealing $70 from a gas station and was sentenced to 1 year to life. Jackson ended up being incarcerated for 14 years until he was murdered by prison guards inside San Quentin Prison in 1971. During his 14 years of imprisonment, Jackson became of the seminal figures and thinkers of Black Power and the Black Liberation Movement.
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![Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby Seale Speaks about the death of George Jackson](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/22/1971Call Number: PM 138Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Pacifica Radio, KPFACollection: George Jackson
This the second half of two reels discussing the recent death of George Jackson. This historical interview with Bobby Seale gives his opinion about the last few moments of Jackson’s life, plans for Jackson’s funeral, the Black Panther Party “split”, and the development process the current Black Panther Party is taking to adjust to these changes, Discussion with radio callers takes place during most of the last half of this reel.
![Black Panther Party and the murder of George Jackson: Bobby Seale reads Huey P. Newton’s Statement on the murder of George Jackson](images/fileicons/nodigital.png)
Date: 8/22/1971Call Number: PM 137 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Roland YoungCollection: George Jackson
Huey P Newton’s statement on the murder of George Jackson, read by Bobby Seale in an interview with Roland Young (KPFA) and Carolyn Craven (KQED), the day after Jackson’s murder.
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