It was the writings of prison organizer George Jackson that got me involved in prisoner support work, so i feel a certain responsibility in sharing a piece of his life. I’ve compiled the tracks from the first Prisons on Fire disc below. This way you can hear several folks talk about George Jackson (including Angela Davis, David Hilliard, George’s mom, and others) instead of just read what i have to say. To catch you up to where the disc starts, George Jackson grew up in Chicago, where at the age of 18 he was convicted to one year to life for stealing $70 from a gas station at gun point. It was in prison that he became a political organizer and Black liberationist.

approx: 30 minutes

Also be sure to check out George’s books: Soledad Brother and Blood In My Eye