BOOKS
Huey Newton called George Jackson, “The greatest writer of us all.”
May 1, 1971
SOLEDAD BROTHER: THE PRISON LETTERS OF GEORGE JACKSON; Introduction by Jean Genet; Bantam Books; $1.50
Huey Newton called George Jackson, “The greatest writer of us all.” It was that high praise that moved me to this book. Without making any comment about Newton’s other positions, it was the best advice I’ve taken since Soul On Ice.
George Jackson is the most inspiring writer I’ve ever read. That he managed to become such a brilliant and astute social critic as well, despite a! 11 the normal disadvantages inherent in toeing a Black American, and despite the fact that he has been continuously in California prisons since he was j 18, is little short of amazing.