The Soledad Brothers
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The Soledad Brothers were three African American inmates at Soledad Prison whose controversial prosecution for the killing of a white guard became a symbol of racial injustice and political repression in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soledad Brothers | 0 |
| George Jackson | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of prisoners
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person ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ |
| allegedVictim | John Vincent Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Panther Party
NERFINISHED
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prisoners' rights movement ⓘ |
| causeCelebre |
anti-racist activists
ⓘ
radical left in the United States ⓘ |
| charge | murder of a prison guard ⓘ |
| context |
Cold War era domestic politics
ⓘ
U.S. prison system ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfIncident | 1970 ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
African American
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African American ⓘ |
| issue |
conditions in U.S. prisons
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politicization of criminal prosecutions ⓘ racial discrimination in criminal justice ⓘ |
| languageOfDiscourse | English ⓘ |
| legalProceeding | murder trial in California ⓘ |
| legalStatus | controversial prosecution ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | Soledad, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national attention in the United States ⓘ |
| member |
Fleeta Drumgo
NERFINISHED
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George Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Clutchette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Black liberation movement ⓘ |
| notableMember | George Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | prison activist ⓘ |
| opposedBy | California prison authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
California
NERFINISHED
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Soledad Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Soledad Prison killings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
civil rights era
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racial tensions in U.S. prisons ⓘ |
| significance |
symbol of political repression in the United States
ⓘ
symbol of racial injustice in the United States ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
antiwar movement activists
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radical lawyers ⓘ student activists ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| topicOf |
books
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documentaries ⓘ newspaper articles ⓘ |
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