{"product_id":"soledad-brother-the-prison-letters-of-george-jackson-9781556522307","title":"Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson","description":"\"\u003cb\u003eThe power of George Jackson's personal story remains painfully relevant to our nation today\u003c\/b\u003e, with its persistent racism, its hellish prisons, its unjust judicial system, and the poles of wealth and poverty that are at the root of all that. I hope the younger generation, black and white, will read \u003ci\u003eSoledad Brother\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003cb\u003e--Howard Zinn\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003eA People's History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A collection of Jackson's letters from prison, \u003ci\u003eSoledad Brother\u003c\/i\u003e is an outspoken condemnation of the racism of white America and a powerful appraisal of the prison system that failed to break his spirit but eventually took his life. \u003cbr\u003e Jackson's letters make palpable the intense feelings of anger and rebellion that filled black men in America's prisons in the 1960s. But even removed from the social and political firestorms of the 1960s, Jackson's story still resonates for its portrait of a man taking a stand even while locked down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Lester Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e was an African-American left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and cofounder of the Black Guerrilla Family while incarcerated. Jackson achieved fame as one of the Soledad Brothers and was later shot to death by prison guards in San Quentin Prison during an escape attempt. \u003cb\u003eJean Genet\u003c\/b\u003e was a prominent and controversial French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. His major works include the novels \u003ci\u003eQuerelle of Brest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Thief's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOur Lady of the Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e, and the plays \u003ci\u003eThe Balcony\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blacks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Maids\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Screens\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003eJonathan Jackson Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e is the nephew of George Jackson, the author of \u003ci\u003eSoledad Brother\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lawrence Hill Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598474449170,"sku":"9781556522307","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82b0632b-8718-46cd-82f9-8d8f2becf2ca.jpg?v=1732185724","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/soledad-brother-the-prison-letters-of-george-jackson-9781556522307","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}