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Black August:History, Current Events andRelated, Feat. "Day of the Gun"A George Jackson Documentary

Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson-Multi-media w mp3 Downloads

“Black August Commemoration 2006,” a four

- hour radio program hosted by Kiilu Nyasha. "Mama Queen Warrior

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was a Black Panther and has been part of the international struggle for nearly 40 years. She is currently host of a

weekly TV program, “Freedom Is A Constant Struggle,” on SF Live (Cable 76), a columnist

for the SF BayView newspaper and a member of the SF8 Committee

Black August 2000: A story of African freedomfighters By Kiilu Nyasha, 23 July 2000

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Black August originated in the concentration camps ofCalifornia to honor fallen Freedom Fighters, JonathanJackson, George Jackson, William Christmas, James McClainand Khatari Gaulden. Jonathan Jackson was gunned downoutside the Marin County California courthouse on August 7,1970 as he attempted to liberate three imprisoned BlackLiberation Fighters: James McClain, William Christmas andRuchell Magee.

Ruchell Magee i s the sole survivor of that armed rebellion. He is the former co-defendant of Angela Davis and has been locked down for 40 years,most of it in solitary confinement. George Jackson was assassinated by prison guards during a Black prison rebellion at San Quentin on August 21,1971. Three prison guards were also killed during that rebellion and prison officials charged six Black and Latino prisoners with the death of those guards. These six brothers became known as the San Quentin Six. To honor these fallen soldiers the brothers who participated in the collective founding of Black August wore black armbands on their left arm and studied revolutionary works,focusing on the works of George Jackson...

Ruchell Cinque Mageeand the August 7thCourthouse SlaveRebellion

By Kiilu Nyasha

http://www.prisonactivist.org/archive/blackaugust/BlackAugust_1_KN.shtml