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#TheSoledadBrothers #GeorgeJackson #BloodInMyEye #themanchild_JonathanJackson #BPP✊🏿#APTTP✊🏿 ❤️HAPPY🖤BLACK🖤AUGUST💚 Black August became known as a collective observance of all occurrences of police brutality across the country beginning with the death of George Jackson on August 21, 1971. In 1961, Jackson was sentenced to one year in San Quentin Prison for armed robbery. One year turned into ten as Jackson was subjected to repeated disciplinary infractions from confrontations with the warden and guards, who would purposely agitate Jackson. After being transferred to Soledad Prison, Jackson's good friend and Guerrilla Family co-founder, W.L. Nolen, was shot to death by a guard during a yard riot. Soon after, Jackson began to organize prisoner efforts to retaliate against guards for violence against inmates. In 1970, Jackson and two other comrades killed a guard, giving Jackson a murder charge. On August 7, 1970, Jackson's younger brother, Jonathan Jackson, along with three former inmate comrades, took hostages at Marin County courthouse and demanded the release of Jackson. Jonathan was killed in the process. On August 21st, Jackson smuggled a gun into the prison and led an inmate rebellion that resulted in the deaths of five C.O's and four inmates, including George Jackson, who was shot to death by a tower guard. The month of August is commemorative of radical resistance of injustices perpetrated by the "justice system." We continue to work at holding this corrupt and broken system accountable for the oppression of OUR people across the country. Other noteworthy August occurrences: Philly MOVE bombing Initiation of the Underground Railroad Start of the Haitian Revolution March on Washington LA riots Million Man March Ferguson riot Micah X Rebellion (at Sacramento, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0uUHF1hDaTi8tq7_gjt-HqsXCeYW9T5ziuToc0/?igshid=1k11x57kvtgoc