George Jackson

[tatu]

Hello all,

Have any of you inquired about the struggles of George Jackson? I hope that you have or that you will, because that man should be an inspiration to all true revolutionaries.

Click here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Jackson_%28Black_Panther%29) for more information regarding George Jackson.

[Hampton]

George should be hero to many, he is certainly one of mine.

Black August thread. (http://www.revolutionaryleft.com/index.php?showtopic=27956&hl=george+jackson)

[PRC-UTE]

Definitely a heroic man.

Wasn't there something called the George Jackson Brigade?

[Hampton]

The George Jackson Brigade, a Seattle based revolutionary group, claimed credit for bank robberies, bombings, attacks against custom houses, court houses, Safeway stores, public utilities and correction facilities. The group was named after George Jackson, a dissident prisoner at Soledad Prison, who was a writer. While incarcerated at San Quentin Prison, during a violent prison riot and attempted prison break, Jackson ran into the prison yard and was shot and killed by a guard on August 11, 1971. The group was involved in violent acts and claimed to use force to overthrow the United States Government or the government of the State of Washington. In various communiques, the group tried to justify their various acts of violence by stating they were done to further the ends of a revolution of the "masses" to overthrow the present governmental and international business structures and to establish a system of communism. This group was eventually captured or killed and all of them sentenced to jail. One member died during an arrest attempt.

Taken from the FBI FOIA excerpt.

Here's an article about what happened to some of the members:

Link. (http://www.lipmagazine.org/articles/featrose_9.htm)

Interview with former member and prison rights activist Bo Brown:

Link. (http://www.realchangenews.org/pastarticles/interviews/fea.bo.html)

One more thing...the only black member of the GJB is still in jail...while everyone else was released.

Go figure.

[PRC-UTE]

Great article! I liked how it tied up with what they're doing today to get by.

[Tekun]

A true revolutionary brother
His struggle and bravery live on...

BTW, thanks for tha piece tatu

[flyby]

I was recently reading an analysis of how George Jackson's questions and approach raised questions for revolutoianry theory today.

Rereading George Jackson
By Bob Avakian, Chairman of the RCP, USA

http://revcom.us/a/v20/960-69/968/jackson.htm

I had of course read Jackson's works, and was there with many others in the streets in shock and anger when they murdered him. But this article really made me rethink many things about this -- and about the key issues raised by his writings.

[tatu]

Originally posted by [email protected] 8 2005, 08:30 PM
A true revolutionary brother
His struggle and bravery live on...

BTW, thanks for tha piece tatu
Tekun,

Don't worry your head about it, comrade. I didn't even know who George Jackson was until I accidentally picked up his Soledad prison letters book. George was such an intelligent and articulate man, may his memory live on.

Tatu

[poetofrageX]

George Jacksnon's memory will live on as long as there are masses to bring revolution. May he rest in peace with all of the other revolutionairy martyrs.

[the-peoples-struggle]

How is the book Soledad Brothers? I ordered it off the Internet recently and it still hasn't gotten to my house yet. The reviews were incredible, everybody was raving about how amazing the book was, so I sure hope they're right. For those who have read it, did I make the right choice buying it?