George Jackson (activist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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activist, Marxist, author, member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family
Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1941
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 21-Aug-1971
Profession: autobiographer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About George Jackson (activist)
- George Lester Jackson (September 23, 1941 – August 21, 1971) was an African-American author.
- While serving a sentence for armed robbery in 1961, Jackson became involved in revolutionary activity and co-founded the (proto)Marxist-Leninist-Maoist, Black Guerrilla Family.
- In 1970, he was charged, along with two other Soledad Brothers, with the murder of prison guard John Vincent Mills in the aftermath of a prison fight.
- The same year, he published Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson, a combination of autobiography and manifesto addressed to a black American audience.
- The book would become a best-seller and earn Jackson personal fame.
- Jackson was killed during an attempted prison escape in 1971.
- Jackson and other prisoners took hostages during the attempt and five hostages were found dead in Jackson's cell after the incident.
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