DANIEL BURTON-ROSE |
During the 1970s, Seattle's Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill, and Central District were the organizing and base grounds for the George Jackson Brigade, a group of black and white men and women, both queer and straight, whose three-year campaign against 'corporate and state institutions' resulted in fifteen attempted bombings, a jailbreak, and, for some, prison terms. Historian Daniel Burton-Rose's fascinating research on the era and its people brings to light many of the economic, cultural, and political realities of the time. He's here this evening to speak about his book, Guerrilla USA: The George Jackson Brigade and the Anticapitalist Underground of the 1970's (University of California Press). We welcome others from "back in the day" to join in the conversation, and those who've come along since, wanting to know more the story of times not so long distant. "Guerilla USA is an engaged and engaging work, an intimate account of a buried piece of American history. Daniel Burton-Rose combines exhaustive scholarship with passionate partisanship to create an excruciatingly honest portrait." – Bill Ayers. Daniel Burton-Rose is also editor of Creating a Movement with Teeth: A Documentary History of the George Jackson Brigade, and co-editor, with Dan Pens and Paul Wright, of The Ceiling of America: An Inside Look at the US Prison Industry.
- Street:
- The Elliott Bay Book Company
- Additional:
- 1521 Tenth Avenue
- City:
- Seattle ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98122
- Country:
- United States
