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GEORGE JACKSON
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George Jackson
Credit for Use: Freedom Archives & Claude Marks
Greetings Comrades and Friends:
This year marks the 40th year since they murdered Comrade George.
We will celebrate his life and his writings at Eastside on August 21th.
Be there, come find out about this brother from his close comrades. But there 4:30pm
Billy X
Photo: From It's About Time Archives Given to us by the Jackson family.
Photo: Showing the last time George was out, with his brother at family home .
Artwork credit: Pete Bettencourt
Next year 2011 marks the 40th year since he was
killed
by the Pigs of the State of California.
We will celebrate his life in the Bay area, more info to follow.
Billy X
The first George Jackson Birthday Celebration Sept.21, George was born September 23, 1941.
Photos credit in Exhibit: Dan O'Neil, Karen Walds, Steven Shames, Ducho Dennis.
I would like to thank Marcel Diallo for the gallery space @ The Black New World.
I would like to thank Terry Cotton and his wife for the Food.
Photo Credit @ the exhibit: MAWUSI.
Curator Billy X Jennings
Over 50 pieces to this historical exhibit of this warrior for the people and a champion of
Prisoners Rights. There are photos, Front page newspaper coverage by the Black Panther Newspaper,
SF Sun Reporter, Ramparts magazine. The exhibit also covers the trials of the Soledad Brothers,
The San Quentin 6, Attica Prisoners uprising.
George Jackson Remember'd (Celebration of his life)
September 21 Thur October 19 2008
Location: New Black World 836-Pine St. W. Oakland, Ca 94607
Sponsored By: It's About Time website www.itsabouttimebpp.com and the New Black World
Curator: Billy X Jennings
For more info call 916-455-0908 or check www.itsabouttimebpp.com
I would like to thank Karen Wald's for the use of material from her
collection to share with our readers. I have been reading articles by Karen
since 1968, she has covered Huey Newtons cases and the Black Panther Party,
she also covered the Soledad Brothers case, as well as interviews with George
Jackson. She also covered August 21, the murder of George Jackson and the
San Quentin six case. These are just a few of the many articles Karen has
written. We thank her for sharing material.
-- Billy X
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