“August 21, 1971” from Ear Hustle
Snap Judgment
Snap Judgment and PRX
4.8 • 11.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2021
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
August 21, 1971, was the deadliest day in San Quentin history, and it’s still a painful topic, both inside the prison and out. At the center of the story was a Black revolutionary named George Jackson. Who was he, and what makes him so controversial, even today?
Snap Judgment presents, “August 21, 1971," a special spotlight on Ear Hustle from PRX’s Radiotopia.
This episode contains strong language and mentions violence and suicide. Sensitive listeners, please be advised.
To learn more about George Jackson and the events of August 21, 1971, check out the resources listed at the bottom of this page.
BIG love and thanks to all our friends over at Ear Hustle. Want to hear more stories from Ear Hustle? They just dropped Season 8! And they're keeping busy with other projects too:
One of their episodes this season is a participation challenge. For 30 days, Ear Hustle team members on the outside will attempt to eat and work out the same way their team members on the inside do. They are inviting listeners to join them in this exploration of constraint.
And Nigel and Earlonne’s book, This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life will be out 10/19/21. You can pre-order it here.
This episode was scored with music by Antwan Williams, Rhashiyd Zinnamon, and David Jassy.
Artwork by Antwan Williams
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| 0:00.0 | Snap Judgment Studios |
| 0:07.6 | Snap-a-f. |
| 0:15.3 | You know we love some ear hustle over here at Snap Judgment. |
| 0:18.8 | It's a show created by people and stories from San Quentin State Penitentiary, a short |
| 0:24.0 | drive from Snap Studios. |
| 0:25.8 | They are Snap family and they just launched their eighth season. |
| 0:30.0 | Their first episode focuses on the events of August 21st, 1971. |
| 0:36.3 | The date marks the deadliest day in San Quentin history and it's still a painful topic. |
| 0:42.2 | So they're around one man whom you may not be familiar with. |
| 0:46.9 | George Jackson. |
| 0:48.4 | But George's legacy, just like George's stories, refused to be forgotten. |
| 0:54.8 | I'm John Yahya Johnson, co-producer of the Ear Hustle Podcast and campaign coordinator |
| 1:05.6 | for the repeal of California Three Strikes Law Coalition. |
| 1:09.1 | The following episode of Ear Hustle includes strong language and mentions of violence and |
| 1:13.6 | suicide. |
| 1:14.7 | Discussion is advised. |
| 1:22.3 | One day I let a friend of mine read an article and so he brought the article back and I |
| 1:29.0 | threw it on my bed and walked out the chow and it just so happened that the tear officer |
| 1:32.4 | went in my cell, did a cell search and read the article and on the front of the article |
| 1:36.0 | he had a picture of George. |
| 1:39.3 | And when I was in chow, somebody came and told me like, hey Kenny, you got like 15 officers |
| 1:44.5 | at your cell. |
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