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Black August is a commemoration, not a celebration, of the resistance of Black people globally

  • Black August is a month-long commemoration following the deaths of George Jackson and Jonathan Jackson.
  • George Jackson was sentenced to one year to life in prison after stealing $70 from a gas station; he was killed during a prison revolt while trying to stage an escape.
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