Soledad Brother

by George L. Jackson, Paula Monteiro, Jean Genet

1971Prisoners, biographyCorrespondencePrisonersBiographyAfrican American prisoners

5.0

Open Library

First lines

I probably didn't work hard enough on this but I'm pressed for time-all the time.

About this book

From Library Journal Jackson gained notoriety shortly before his death in 1970 when his younger brother unsuccessfully tried to free him at gunpoint when Jackson and two others were on trial for killing a guard. Written between 1964 and 1970 while serving time in Soledad Prison for robbery, the letters reveal the brutality and racism faced by prisoners and call for unity among African Americans. This edition contains a new foreword by Jackson's nephew Jonathan. Soledad Brother remains "recommended for most libraries" and is a solid title for Black History Month in February. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.