From Library Journal Jackson gained notoriety shortly before his death in 1970 when his younger brother unsuccessfully tried to free him at gunpoint when Jackson and two others were on trial for killing a guard. Written between 1964 and 1970 while serving time in Soledad Prison for robbery, the letters reveal the brutality and racism faced by prisoners and call for unity among African Americans. This edition contains a new foreword by Jackson's nephew Jonathan. Soledad Brother remains "recommended for most libraries" and is a solid title for Black History Month in February. Copyright 1995…
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Editions
12 editions · 3 languages
Paperback · English · 2000
Bantam Books · 9780553120141
Hardcover · English · 1970
Putnam Pub Group · 9780698103474
Other · English · 2022
Lulu Press, Inc. · 9781471730566
Other · English · 1994
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated · 9781613742891
Other · English · 1994
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated · 9781613742884
Other · English · 1994
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated · 9781306060882
Prisoners, biographyCorrespondencePrisonersBiographyAfrican American prisonersCivil RightsPrisonsAfrican Americans
