If you haven’t heard about Black August, it’s a month that commemorates the Black revolutionaries who dedicated their lives to fighting white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism.
It began in the 1970s during a California prison rebellion to pay tribute to the murder of George Jackson, a revolutionary, author, and Black Panther member. He was killed on August 21, 1971, by prison guards during a rebellion at San Quentin Prison. His brother, Jonathan Jackson, was murdered a year earlier during a mission to liberate the Soledad Brothers on August 7th, 1970.
— 🌱 July 30, 2020 August is also a marker of historically significant moments in Black history. The Haitian Revolution, Nat Turner’s Rebellion, the Fugitive Slave Law Convention, the formation of the Underground Railroad - as well as the Watts Uprising and the March on Washington - happened in August. More recent events like the Ferguson Uprisings occurred in August and Black revolutionaries like Marcus Garvey and Fred Hampton share August birthdays.
Many Black folks still maintain this tradition of reflection and sacrifice in a number of ways. The Noname Book Club's “Black August Booklist” has a great selection of works from a number of Black revolutionary writers ranging from Octavia Butler to Assata Shakur. On Twitter, the Movement 4 Black Lives writes “There are many ways to participate, from reading books to hosting a political education event or a book club as a community practice with other Black people.
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