blood in my eye
first british edition, 1972.
"we must accept the eventuality of bringing the u.s.a. to its knees; accept the closing off of critical sections of the city with barbed wire, armored pig carriers crisscrossing the streets, soldiers everywhere, tommy guns pointed at stomach level, smoke curling black against the daylight sky, the smell of cordite, house-to-house searches, doors being kicked in, the commonness of death."
a work of political philosophy by george jackson, co-founder of the black guerrilla gamily, written in the final days of his life while incarcerated at san quentin state prison. published posthumously in 1972, just months after jackson’s death in 1971, the book's critique of american imperialism, racism, and the prison industrial complex is uncompromising. jackson, who had been sentenced to one year to life in prison in 1961 for armed robbery, became deeply immersed in marxist thought during his incarceration, influenced by fellow inmate w.l. nolen. in 1966, they founded the black guerrilla family, grounded in marxist-leninist principles.
london: jonathan cape. 217 pages. 5.25 x 8.75". hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book condition: near fine. jacket condition: light edgewear throughout. clipped. very good +. Item #1124
Price: $250.00
