Soledad brother : the prison letters of George Jackson

Themes and topics in George Jackson's *Soledad Brother* that can help you draw connections to other books in a library include:

*   **Systemic Racism:** Jackson's letters articulate his frustrations with **systemic racism** 【1】 and dissect how imprisonment reinforces it 【2】.
*   **Injustice:** Jackson's letters challenge **injustice** 【3】. He and two other Black inmates were falsely accused of murdering a white prison guard 【4】.
*   **Dehumanization:** Jackson illuminates the pervasive **dehumanization** within prison walls 【2】. He dissects the **psychological and social effects of imprisonment** 【2】.
*   **Defiance Against Authority:** The letters reveal Jackson's **defiance against prison authorities** 【1】.
*   **Prison Activism:** The book is a compilation of letters written by a **prison activist** from 1964 to 1970 【5】.
*   **Social Commentary:** *Soledad Brother* offers a counternarrative to depictions of under-class Black men as powerless victims of racism and poverty 【6】.