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George Jackson  

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  • George Jackson was one of the early pioneers of the prisoner rights movement. As a member of the Black Panthers and the founder of the prison-based Black Guerilla Family, he became a symbol for revolutionary organization and a soldier of the people against capitalist control and power. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Jackson, George]

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