UPI - The African American Experience 1930-1980
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Identifier
35160004384740
Creation Date
8-30-1971
Subject—Topics
Civil Rights Movement
Description
Oakland, California: Under a Black Panther banner, the casket bearing the body of George Jackson is carried to a hearse after funeral services at St. Augustine's Church here, August 28. Jackson, a convict at San Quentin Prison, was slain August 21 in an abortive escape attempt in which three guards and three inmates were killed, an three guards wounded. Note part of crowd, estimated at 1,200 persons, giving the black power salute.
Format
BW Photograph, 10" x 8"
Source
United Press International
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Keywords
African Americans, history, United States, prejudice, desegregation, civil rights movement, Black Panthers