Black August is a revolutionary holiday created in the 1970s to celebrate the life of George Jackson who was killed August 21, 1971 in San Quentin penitentiary. Since then, the movement has grown to include many revolutionary figures who all seem to have a connection with August whether it’s birth, death, a milestone, or an action.

This Black August, we’ve decided to make the connection between America’s foundational enslavement practice to its modern day counterpart, the prison industrial complex.

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