George Jackson
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1941 – 1971
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Who was George Jackson?
George Lester Jackson was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated. Jackson achieved fame as one of the Soledad Brothers and was later shot to death by prison guards in San Quentin Prison during an alleged escape attempt.
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- Born
- Sep 23, 1941
Chicago - Siblings
- Died
- Aug 21, 1971
San Quentin
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on July 23, 2013
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