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George Jackson

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The Resume

    (September 23, 1941-August 21, 1971)
    Born in Chicago, Illinois
    At age 18, convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to serve one year to life
    In prison became a Communist and Black Panther
    Wrote 'Blood In My Eye' and 'Soledad Brother: The Prison Letters of George Jackson'

Why he might be annoying:

    He and two other inmates were charged with murdering guard John V. Mills in retaliation for the shooting deaths of three black inmates by another guard (January 16, 1970).
    His 17-year-old brother Jonathan burst into a Marin Country courtroom with an automatic weapon and took Judge Harold Haley, an assistant DA and three jurors hostage, demanding the release of George and George's co-defendants (August 7, 1970).
    Jonathan Jackson, Judge Haley and two prisoners freed during the incident were killed trying to escape from the courthouse.
    Three days before his trial was to start, he used a smuggled semi-automatic pistol to release an entire floor of prisoners in the maximum security wing, yelling, 'This is it, gentlemen, the dragon has come!'
    During the uprising, three guards and two prisoners suspected of being snitches were killed before Jackson was shot dead by a guard.
    A protest over his death at Attica prison in New York developed into a riot in which 28 inmates and nine guards died (September 9-13, 1971).

Why he might not be annoying:

    Although there was evidence he was innocent of the armed robbery, his court-appointed lawyer convinced him to plead guilty because it would lead to a lighter sentence.
    He supporters claimed he was murdered and the weapon planted on him.
    The two other prisoners accused of murdering Mills were acquitted by a jury.
    Bob Dylan wrote the song 'George Jackson' about him.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1937 Votes: 47.13% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 130 Votes: 56.15% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 72 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 55 Votes: 52.73% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 330 Votes: 66.97% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 41 Votes: 51.22% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 281 Votes: 80.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 144 Votes: 78.47% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 1339 Votes: 68.63% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 154 Votes: 74.03% Annoying