At the age of 18, George Jackson was condemned to a prison sentence of one year to life for the alleged robbery of $70 from a Los Angeles gas station. Jackson spent the remainder of his short life behind bars, but it was from the confines of prison that he became one of the most powerful revolutionary voices and one of greatest living threats to the American capitalist system. Jackson’s autobiographical book of prison letters, titled Soledad Brother, would become a touchstone of Black revolutionary thought for generations of radicals within and outside the prison-industrial complex. As Field Marshal of the Black Panther Party and one of the organization’s principal thinkers, Jackson’s philosophy and strategy for revolution lit the path to armed struggle taken by the Black Liberation Army and other organizations. On the 52nd anniversary of his killing by prison authorities, TRNN Editor-in-Chief Maximillian Alvarez joins Rattling the Bars to speak with host Mansa Musa about Jackson’s towering life and example, and about the impact Jackson’s work had on Mansa, on our departed mentor and fellow political prisoner Marshall “Eddie†Conway, and on their incarcerated comrades.
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He was a Real One 🖤 knew exactly where I was and what I was doing when I heard that news, prompting me to join the party. Thank you for shining light on his monumental legacy
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This is some of the reasons why I have no interest or respect for the USA
Shocked again at hearing the numbers of young people who have been in darkness, lacked in the knowledge of people who shaped the world's history.
Mansa Mousa very astute profound brother who was also a victim of this system!!
George Jackson one of the greatest revolutionaries this fascists ran world ever encountered,for awhile he really did put a blade in Fascism!!!
Trump 2024
First heard about George Jackson in a song by Steel Pulse…
Was my comment struck down can’t stand truth then I won’t comment
A real man and fighter
See why you cant trust these people just listening to this make me sick.This why i say dont go to war for America because America dont care about us.
Thank you for the video!
Solidarity from eastern Europe!
It is sad that George Jackson is mostly unknown figure for European left… It must be important for anyone, we all brothers, and must remeber great people like Jackson.
This shyt still going on 9/ 2023😢
Power to people KHALLID MUHAMMAD NAT TURNER GEORGE JACKSON JOHNATHAN JACKSON THE GENERALS I read all of BIG GEORGE JACKSON books if you didn't read the BIG DANCE OR THE DRAGON HAS COME OR YOU DONT KNOW NOTHING BIG GEORGE I GIVE ALL MY RESPECT TO THE SOLDIER GIVING THIS TRUTH TO THE PEOPLE AND THE YOUNG SOLDIER JOHNATHAN JACKSON WHERE ARE THEM..BLESSING TO GEORGE JACKSON BLACK AUGUST IT NOW OR NEVER JUSTICE OR DEATH…GO GET ALL OF GEORGE JACKSON BOOKS IT WILL WAKE U UP BELOVEDS
I read Blood in my Eye in the 70s. Made a big impression at the time . Not the sort of book or person the authorities want you to bother with . Wonder why?
Oh yeah, George Jackson the American Revolutionary they don't want you to know about.
I'm well steeped in black history and revolutionary thought. I transitioned from revolution to spiritual evolution. Mansa came up in my neck of the woods ( DC). I remember listening to Malcolm on the radio when I was a little kid and King being assassinated. Dangerous times.
Outstanding guest on your show
Many just too many people have biasedly been accused or biasedly convicted to prison or to death because of their principles and their ideologies. 6:19 if this were to happen in 2023 this would be a patriot standing against the wrongs of government put onto "we the people" but then again anyone the color of a brown paper bag wasn't considered the people the government cared about nor should protect. 9:59 there was justice and there was just us.
Heard of him, saw him on tv protesting and giving speech.
BLAH< BLAH BLAh!! and Y'all And Y'sll AIN'T DOING SHT!!
EXCELLENT!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Nyc we learn about stuff middle schools not high school they taught His-Story!
I NEVER HEARD OF HIM EITHER. NO SURPRISE😮â€ðŸ’¨ðŸ˜ª FATHER GOD PLESE HELP US PLEASE HELP UR PEOPLE🤧
I grew up in these times (1960s-1970s) and was aware of what was going on. Even though I transformed my life by working to support my children, I was always in tuned with the real-world conditions and was able to provide a little better environment that saved them, we are all still living with a JOB aka (just over broke JOB).
Thanks for this. Great journalism and stories.
This is the first content I’ve ever come across about George Jackson (though I’ve heard his name referenced). Thank you for sharing this part of our history that’s been concealed from us.
GEORGE JACKSON WAS OUR HERO OUT HERE IN LOS ANGELES ,THE BKACK GUERRLA FAMILY WAS FORMED BY GEORGE JACKSON ,WE THE CRIPS AND BLOODS FOLLOW THE REVOLUTIONARY CONCEPT GEORGE JACKSON LEFT FOR US SOLEDAD BROTHERS AND HIS PRISON LETTERS TO ANGELA DAVIS
ALL PRAISES TO THE MOST HIGH YAH!!
We are all on the plantation now.
Keep speaking truth to power brothers!
Shalom shalom.
Soledad Brother was a significant book for me.
For a while there, back in the 'mid-60's to early '70's, it almost looked like the good guys — the anti-war/civil rights guys — might win.They got cointelpro-ed, and smeared, and they killed all the leaders, and then convinced the frustrated rebels to blow their minds on dope, or put on a tie.
It was a sad end to hope.
But at least, we tried.
We are 1.
Thanks for the introduction, both utterly shocking depravity and yet an all too common thread of systemic injustice..
"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
Salute Truth Tellers.and Activists for Peace. 🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋
Loving Father,
Help us to remember the birth of Jesus that we may share in the songs of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and the worship of the wise men.
Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world.
Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting.
Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teaches us to be merry with clear hearts.
May the morning make us happy
to be Thy children, and the evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, in Jesus' name, Amen and Amen.
This hurts my heart. How many Soledad Brothers now in prison?
Many for MJ which is protected IMO In Jewish teachings, it’s accepted , in Mormonism,†every leaf and seed to be used for the domain of man “
If religious beliefs are protected , and these two religions embrace Mj, why is Mj criminal ?
I am 54 y/o, and I've never heard of George Jackson. The longer I live the more I see how our education system fails us all.
Loved this episode.
Read blood in my eye
I wish people would realize none of this is about race, race is just used as a tool to divide us. White people weren’t the problem and neither were black people, we’re all individuals that need to take responsibility for our own actions. This is what people in power have always done, put us against each other so we don’t unite and hold government accountable.
Most of these events involving George Jackson can clearly now be seen as the psyops that they were all along.
Great show. Great! I cried. Never forget. Never.
thank you. i have a book about him and one written by him on the way. this will give me something more than the bob dylan song to go by.
Long live Marshall Eddie Conway.
Thanks! I remember reading about George Jackson and the Black Panther Party in Middle School and High School
Most people in prisons are political prisoners. In Nebraska we have a woman who is the first to be be prosecuted under these new abortion laws.
So much true history withheld from us in our schools and in the media.
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I’m 48 years old raised in Chicago Illinois The first time I heard a glimpse of the story a couple years ago. Thank you for provide content to his story of George Jackson I can truly relate.ðŸ‘ðŸ¿ðŸ«¶ðŸ½ðŸ¤ŸðŸ½