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George Jackson

died August 1971 · San Quentin State Prison, California

George Jackson, a Black activist, was held at San Quentin prison in California, where he was killed in August 1971. A 2022 article places his death within a wave of prison unrest that year, including the uprising at Attica. The article gives no account of how he died, and no official explanation is quoted in it.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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