Blood In My Eye was completed only days before it's author was killed. George Jackson died on August 21, 1971 at the hands of San Quentin prison guards during an alleged escape attempt. At eighteen, George Jackson was convicted of stealing seventy dollars from a gas station and was sentenced from one year to life. He was to spent the rest of his life -- eleven years-- in the California prison system, seven in solidary confinement. In prison he read widely and transformed himself into an activist and political theoretician who defined himself as a revolutionary.
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George Jackson Imprint: Black Classic Press,U.S. Country of Publication: United States Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 139mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 254g ISBN:9780933121232 ISBN 10: 0933121237 Pages: 224 Publication Date:01 July 1990 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active