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38 years ago today: The assassination of George Jackson

38 years ago today, on August 21, 1971, Black Panther leader and prison revolutionary George Jackson was killed at San Quentin Prison in California. George’s legacy still haunts the prisons and black communities of the United States, as prisoners and … Continue reading

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39 Years Ago: The Marin County Court Shootout

August 7th, 1970, seventeen year-old Jonathon Jackson attempted to liberate his brother, George Jackson, and the rest of the Soledad Brothers by taking hostages at the Marin County Courthouse in California at the trial of San Quentin prisoner John McClain. … Continue reading

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