Jonathan P. Jackson
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Jonathan Peter Jackson was an American militant activist who died of gunshot wounds sustained during an armed invasion of the Marin County Civic Center. The action was initiated to demand the freedom
Jackson during a protest in support of the Soledad Brothers
Soledad Brothers
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The Soledad Brothers were three African-American inmates charged with the murder of a prison guard, John Vincent Mills, at California's Soledad State Prison on January 16, 1970. George Jackson, Fleeta
Jonathan P. Jackson
…of gunshot wounds sustained during an armed invasion of the Marin County Civic Center. The action was initiated to demand the freedom of the jailed Soledad Brothers, including Jackson's brother George. At age 17, Jackson overpowered a Marin County courtroom at gunpoint, taking Superior Court Judge Harold Haley…
Angela Davis demonstrating for the Soledad Brothers, June 1970