George Jackson Brigade

George Jackson Brigade
LeadersHorizontal leadership
Dates of operationMay 31, 1975 – 1978
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Active regionsSeattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue, Washington;
Portland, Oregon
IdeologyLibertarian socialism
Anti-war activism
Anarcho-communism
Antisexism
Anti-imperialism
Queer socialism
Marxism-Leninism
SizeAt least 6
Means of revenueWage-labour conducted by Ed Mead, then bank robbery
OpponentsUnited States
Designated as a terrorist group byUnited States Government

The George Jackson Brigade was a revolutionary group founded in the mid-1970s, based in Seattle, Washington, and named after George Jackson, a dissident prisoner and Black Panther member shot and killed during an alleged escape attempt at San Quentin Prison in 1971.[1][2][3] The group combined veterans of the women's liberation movement, homosexuals and Black prisoners.

The organization was ideologically diverse, consisting of both communists and anarchists.[4] It engaged in a number of bombings and other attacks on governmental and business sites, as well as bank robberies over the years from 1975 through 1977. The group broke up with the death or imprisonment of many of its members by the end of that period.

  1. ^ "'Days of Rage' scorns George Jackson Brigade, but Northwest radical group won't be ignored - oregonlive.com". OregonLive.com.
  2. ^ "Creating a Movement With Teeth a Document History of The George Jackson Brigade". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Banel, Feliks (11 October 2017). "George Jackson Brigade terrorized the Northwest in the 1970s". mynorthwest.com.
  4. ^ "George Jackson Brigade". TRAC Terrorism. Retrieved 2020-07-09.

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