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A Short Biography of George Jackson

Author Name:

George Jackson

Born As:

Other Names:

George Jackson

Born:

23 Sep 1941

Died:

21 Jul 1971




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Black Panther                          
                          
                          
                          
Became a member of the Black Panther Party while in prison, where he spent the last 12 years of his life. He was one of the Soledad Brothers and achieved fame due to a book of published letters.

Isolated in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day, Jackson studied political economy and radical theory and wrote two books, Blood in My Eye and Soledad Brother, which became bestsellers and brought him worldwide attention.