"For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity"01 August 2007Drama116 mins
The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.
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Black August - Trailer
Inmate activist George Lester Jackson's (CSI's Gary Dourdan) short life became a flashpoint for revolution igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin's history.
Black August (the movie)
Black Augustbased on the true story of George Jackson revolutionary prison activist Field Marshall General of The Black Panther Party and founder of the ...
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Black August
The movie covers the last 14 months of George Jackson's life as well as the conditions in California's prison industrial complex. George Jackson would spend 11 ...
Black August - Trailer
Inmate activist George Lester Jackson's (CSI's Gary Dourdan) short life became a flashpoint for revolution igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin's history.
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