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The Soledad Brothers were three inmates charged with the murder of a prison guard, John Vincent Mills, at California's Soledad Prison on January 16, 1970. [1] George Jackson, Fleeta Drumgo, and John Clutchette were alleged to have murdered Mills in retaliation for the shooting deaths of three black prisoners during a prison fight in the exercise yard three days prior by another guard, Opie G ...
Angela Davis had said about Jackson's activities in her autobiography, "Jonathan only wanted to talk about George. All of his interests, all of his activities were bound up in some way with his brother in Soledad." [6] George Jackson had recommended to Davis that his brother do work for the Soledad Brothers Defense Committee. Jackson was ...
George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an American author, revolutionary, and convicted felon. While serving an indeterminate sentence for stealing $70 at gunpoint from a gas station in 1961, Jackson became involved in the Black power movement and co-founded the prison gang Black Guerrilla Family.
In the 1970 Marin County Civic Center attacks, Jackson's brother Jonathan Jackson and others attempted to force the release of the Soledad Brothers by holding a judge hostage, the resultant shootout leaving Jackson and three others dead. Davis was jailed from 1970 to 1972 for purchasing guns used by Jonathan Jackson in the attack.
Big Brother Quotes. 24. “Big brothers are like anchors, holding you steady while the world spins around you.” — Unknown. 25. “I’m the oldest, I make the rules.” — Unknown.
Fleeta Drumgo (May 31, 1946 – November 24, 1979) was an American convict and one of the Soledad Brothers, who were three African-American inmates accused of killing prison guard John Vincent Mills on January 16, 1970. [1]
From the Big Brother house’s Diary Room to the tennis courts of the U.S. Open, our latest roundup of standout Quotes of the Week hails from all corners of the TV universe. In the list below, we ...
Fay Abrahams Stender (March 29, 1932 – May 19, 1980) was an American lawyer from the San Francisco Bay Area, and a prisoner rights activist.Some of her better-known clients included Black Panther leader Huey Newton, and the Soledad Brothers, including Black Guerrilla Family founder George Jackson.