Please join Professor Alan Gomez for a screening of the movie, Black August.
Thursday, February 28
Textor 101 at 7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Center for Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity
Inmate activist George Lester Jackson's (Gary Dourdan of CSI) short life became a flashpoint for revolution, igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin's history. In a story ripped from history’s headlines, Black August traces Jackson's spiritual journey and violent fate, from being sent up on a one-year-to-life sentence for robbing a gas station of $71, to galvanizing the Black Guerrilla Family with his incendiary book of letters, Soledad Brother, to the fierce August day when his younger brother Jonathan shocked the world by taking a California courtroom hostage to protest Jackson's upcoming trial.
Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance at 607-274-3909 or 607-274-1767 (TDD) as much in advance of the event as possible.
