Black August
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Plot Summary
Inmate activist George Lester Jackson's (CSI's Gary Dourdan) 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.
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Must see
This gives another side to the real revolution...
The Hidden Story
A great movie that gave insight to a cause that had numerous underlying plots and results that would push forward political and cultural policies that effect brothas and sistas to this day.
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- $9.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2007
- © 2006 276 Productions, Inc. Artwork: 2006 276 Productions, Inc. and Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.