Black August
For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity
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Black August
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.
Orignal Language
en
Duration
1 hr 56 min
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Release Data
2007-08-01
