On 21 August 1971, George Jackson, a member of the Black Panther Party, and five others were shot and killed by guards in the San Quentin State Prison in California, during a supposed escape attempt. This is a compilation of Jackson's prison writings: https://libcom.org/library/soledad-brother-prison-letters-george-jackson.
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Cite this blog:
"George Jackson Killed, 1971." Historianspeaks, August 21, 2026. https://historianspeaks.org/blog/george-jackson-killed-1971.