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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.

Documents

San Quentin Recordings San Quentin Recordings
Date: 9/13/1971Call Number: PM 102Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Camera roll 27: (1)George Jackson talking about fascism; (2) Interview with unknown legal person about searches before/after visits. Pokes holes in State’s case about George Jackson trying to escape. History of San Quentin violence against inmates.
Interview with George Jackson’s lawyer and former fellow inmate/comrade Interview with George Jackson’s lawyer and former fellow inmate/comrade
Call Number: PM 104Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Track 1: Interview with John Thorne, George Jackson’s lawyer, about his relationship with George. Describes George as a selfless leader, always bringing in lawyers to discuss the cases of fellow inmates. Talks about George’s solidarity with other movements, his dedication to struggle for freedom, his ultimate discipline and preparedness for attack. Discusses some of the letters between George and Angela Davis about fascism within the United States. Track 2: Interview of Popeye Jackson, former fellow prisoner of George’s in San Quentin and Soledad prisons, discussing the impossibility of the State’s case for assassinating George Jackson. Discusses the repressive conditions of the adjustment center and the many revolutionaries abused within solitary confinement. Reads a letter from Fleeta Drumgo about his treatment in the case of his death.
George Jackson speaking about fascism ; Readings from Soledad Brother (Part 1 of 2) George Jackson speaking about fascism ; Readings from Soledad Brother (Part 1 of 2)
Date: 9/14/1971Call Number: PM 112Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Track 1: Great taped interviews of George Jackson speaking about fascism. In depth analysis of 3 stages of fascism and how it has manifested itself in the United States. Talks about need to create communes and revolutionary culture so as to reestablish class consciousness. Fascism destroys sense of community among people of all classes. “We are not acting individually inside the prisons - we are rank and file”. Soledad Brothers does not apply to three people but to all brothers who fight against concentration camps. Track 2: An actor named Chris Graham has a taped reading of the intro to George Jackson’s Soledad Brother. Sounds a lot like George reading it himself. Reel 1 of 2 of Chris Graham reading from autobiography. See PM 118 for Reel 2 of 2.
George Jackson speaking about fascism ; Readings from Soledad Brother (Part 1 of 2) George Jackson speaking about fascism ; Readings from Soledad Brother (Part 1 of 2)
Date: 9/14/1971Call Number: CD 908Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: George Jackson
Track 1: Great taped interviews of George Jackson speaking about fascism. In depth analysis of 3 stages of fascism and how it has manifested itself in the United States. Talks about need to create communes and revolutionary culture so as to reestablish class consciousness. Fascism destroys sense of community among people of all classes. “We are not acting individually inside the prisons - we are rank and file”. Soledad Brothers does not apply to three people but to all brothers who fight against concentration camps. Track 2: An actor named Chris Graham has a taped reading of the intro to George Jackson’s Soledad Brother. Sounds a lot like George reading it himself. Reel 1 of 2 of Chris Graham reading from autobiography. See PM 118 for Reel 2 of 2.