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... > social science subjects > sociology > social change > activism and social justice > African American activism > George Jackson
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > social change > activism and social justice > African American activism > George Jackson
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > key people in prisons and correctional facilities > George Jackson
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > key people in race and crime > George Jackson
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > corrections (penology) > corrections > prison reform > George Jackson
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > courts, corrections, punishments > corrections > prison reform > George Jackson
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > corrections > prison reform > George Jackson
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prison reform > George Jackson
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > offenders > prisoners > George Jackson
contexts > named groups > persons > prisoners > George Jackson
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > prisoners > George Jackson
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > race, class, and gender > George Jackson

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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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