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
Angela Davis demonstrating for the Soledad Brothers, June 1970
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
Soledad Brothers
…George Jackson, which would contain letters written by Jackson detailing his time in prison. On August 7, 1970, George Jackson's 17-year-old brother Jonathan held up a Marin County Civic Center courtroom during the trial of prisoner James McClain, charged at the time with stabbing a Soledad guard. After…
Jackson during a protest in support of the Soledad Brothers