George L. Jackson (1) (1941–1971)

A collection of Jackson's letters from prison, "Soledad Brother" is an outspoken condemnation of the racism of white America and a powerful appraisal of the prison system that failed to break his spirit but eventually took his life. Jackson's letters make palpable the intense feelings of anger and rebellion that filled black men in America's prisons in the 1960s. But even removed from the social and political firestorms of the 1960s, Jackson's story still resonates for its portrait of a man show more taking a stand even while locked down. show less

snippents of some of my favorite quotes and reviews

"What I find quite ironic, is that Madeleine Albright just released a book this year titled "Fascism: A Warning". Well I hate to be the one to bust her bubble but apparently her warning is over 40 years late. Now that the economic illusion is starting to fall for the dominant society, they are starting to see how both the Democratic and Republican parties are really in fact one in the same party. No matter who is in office, nothing changes. show more So-called "black radicals" had this figured out long before Donald Trump got in office and made what we all feared, all the more real."

"Participation in electoral politics organized by the enemy state- after recognizing that the whole process must be discredited as a conditional step into revolution, and particularly participation that tends to authenticate this process-is the opposite of revolution. It's a tactic for the ultra-rightists."

o you live in the United States? If so I would argue that you have an ethical obligation to read this book and learn from Jackson. you don't have to agree with everything he says, but you need to listen.

fantastic. theorizes & clarifies many topics, but his discussion of fascism and urban guerrilla warfare stood out to me. show less

A catalogue of letters written to family, friends and lawyers over many years of imprisonment in which Jackson details with exceptional clarity and passion, the intricacies of his political and moral philosophies.

As well as being a polemic against the capitalist and racist American political system, Jackson's letters also shed light on many aspects of daily life within prison and solitary confinement.

A marvellous book which is in turns inspiring and upsetting, but full of conviction throughout.

This book totally sucks. They should of put a bullet in his head before his book came out. George was truly a messed up man. Can't trust anyone who is not comfortable in their own skin.