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UoF: The subjective factor is the determining factor, as Mao said, and Dhoruba Bin Wahad has reminded us.
JPJ Jr: I don't think within the constraints of this format, and I always am very upfront about arguing against the constraints of any media format that I communicate in...I don't think I can talk about it all. I can't paint the entire picture of what was going on in 1970 and the aftermath of that event, but I can say that the way in which the event came to be and the events afterward effectively fractured the Black radical movement in this country. Then, of course, as a death blow, George was killed in an escape attempt a year and two weeks later on August 21st, 1971. Obviously, there are a lot of details and important points to talk about, but again, we have a time constraint here. We can fill those pictures out either with more questions or at another time.
But certainly for those who are aware of prison resistance and struggle, Attica came about directly after the death of George Jackson. So I think that's a good crib noted version of the Jackson significance on the world stage. The only other part I would add is that Soledad Brother caught fire, and it was internationally renowned almost instantly, and I think that had more to do with the time period. But it's really important to grasp that the breadth of that book pulled in an international movement and in some ways continues to do so. That's why I find it useful to talk about Soledad Brother before talking about Blood in my Eye. And I specifically mentioned that because I know Blood in my Eye speaks directly to people in an advanced stage of resistance, but I don't think that you can really understand George Jackson until you have read Soledad Brother, because it is truly one of the great books of the 20th century.
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