Black August
For political prisoner George Jackson, revolution was not a choice... it was a necessity
The last 14 months of George Jackson's life was an existence under subjective and objective conditions in California's industrial prison complex. George Jackson would spend 11 years in jail (7 of which were in solitary confinement) for a $70 gas station robbery crime in 1960. He was 18 years of age when the sentence of one year-to-life was handed down to him.
Directed by Samm Styles · Written by TCinque J. Sampson
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Cast
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Gary Dourdan George Jackson -
Darren Bridgett David Dryer - Ezra J. Stanley Jonathan Jackson
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'Big' LeRoy Mobley Lumumba -
Vonetta McGee Georgia Jackson -
Don Williams FBI Agent Walker - Greg Gibbs Fred Bennett
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Leith M. Burke W.L. Nolan -
Cabran E. Chamberlain Policeman -
Cully Fredricksen Guard Williams - London Freeman Disciple
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Kathy Garver
Make it a double feature
3h 39m together
Black August
Felon
A close match in mood and era.



