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George L. Jackson

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George L. Jackson


Born
in Chicago, IL, The United States
September 23, 1941

Died
August 21, 1971


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. Jackson achieved fame as one of the Soledad Brothers and was later shot to death by guards in San Quentin Prison.

Average rating: 4.39 · 6,497 ratings · 491 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Soledad Brother: The Prison...

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4.27 avg rating — 3,891 ratings — published 1970 — 40 editions
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Blood in My Eye

4.56 avg rating — 2,599 ratings — published 1972 — 20 editions
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Blood in My Eye

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Being Black: Selections fro...

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“I've been patient, but where I'm concerned patience has its limits. Take it too far, and it's cowardice.”
George L. Jackson, Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson

“Settle your quarrels, come together, understand the reality of our situation, understand that fascism is already here, that people are already dying who could be saved, that generations more will live poor butchered half-lives if you fail to act. Do what must be done, discover your humanity and your love in revolution.”
George L. Jackson

“It's very contradictory for a man to teach about the murder in corporate capitalism, to isolate and expose the murderers behind it, to instruct that these madmen are completely without stops, are licentious, totally depraved — and then not make adequate preparations to defend himself from the madman's attack. Either they don't really believe their own spiel or they harbor some sort of subconscious death wish.”
George L. Jackson, Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson

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