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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

Interviews about George Jackson Interviews about George Jackson
Date: 9/6/1971Call Number: PM 097Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Grenada TVCollection: George Jackson
Camera Roll 11: interviews with Black Panthers who were incarcerated with George Jackson at San Quentin; discussing how other prisoners were encouraged by and respected George’s defiance of the State’s orders; talk about the hole and degrading mistreatment; discussion about the yard and racist pitting of groups against each other by guards ; discuss what kind of self-discipline George had and what kind you need once inside ; Camera Roll 12: a former inmate of San Quentin pointing out various elements of a prison on a diagram - not much good on audio only.
The Black Cat Collective Presents Black August The Black Cat Collective Presents Black August
Publisher: Black Cat CollectiveYear: 1995Format: TranscriptCollection: George Jackson
Transcript of speech given at event. Reproduction of flyer and graphic attached.
George Jackson Intro George Jackson Intro
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesFormat: mp3Collection: George Jackson
George Jackson and his mother Georgia Jackson, with a Bay Area newscast on the assassination of George Jackson, prison revolutionary and author. Jackson was killed on August 21, 1971 at San Quintin, a year after his younger brother Johnathan Jackson was killed during the Marin County Courthouse Rebellion.
George Jackson - 41 year commemoration George Jackson - 41 year commemoration
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesProgram: Prisons on FireCollection: George Jackson
August 21st marks the 41st anniversary of the execution of George Lester Jackson. The Chicago- born Jackson would have celebrated his 71st birthday on September 23rd. Jackson was a prisoner who became an author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family prison organization. He achieved global fame as one of the Soledad Brothers before being executed by prison guards in San Quentin Prison. Based on an edited portion of Prisons on Fire by the Freedom Archives (2001) with video editing by Oriana Bolden.
Fascism: Its Most Advanced Form Is Here In Amerikkka Fascism: Its Most Advanced Form Is Here In Amerikkka
Author: George JacksonFormat: MonographCollection: George Jackson
6th Anniversary of the Assassination of George Jackson 6th Anniversary of the Assassination of George Jackson
Publisher: August 21 CoalitionFormat: FlyerCollection: George Jackson
Homage to George Homage to George
Publisher: Berkeley BarbVolume Number: Aug 25-31Format: PeriodicalCollection: George Jackson
George Jackson Books George Jackson Books
Year: 1971Format: CatalogCollection: George Jackson
A list of books in George Jackson's cell at the time of his murder.
Homage to George Homage to George
Publisher: Berkeley BarbVolume Number: Aug 25-31Format: PeriodicalCollection: George Jackson
6th Anniversary of the Assassination of George Jackson 6th Anniversary of the Assassination of George Jackson
Publisher: August 21 CoalitionFormat: FlyerCollection: George Jackson