Fleeta Drumgo | |
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| Born | May 31, 1946 Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 24, 1979 (aged 33) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Gunshot wounds |
| Other names | Comrade Fleeta |
| Organization | Black Guerrilla Family |
Fleeta Drumgo (May 31, 1946 – November 24, 1979) was an American convict and one of the Soledad Brothers, who were three African-American inmates accused of killing prison guard John Vincent Mills on January 16, 1970.[1] Following this, Drumgo participated in an escape attempt from San Quentin Prison on August 21, 1971, which resulted in the deaths of three prison guards and three inmates, including George Jackson, who led the escape attempt.[2]
In 1976, Drumgo was acquitted for both the murder of John Vincent Mills and for his role in the 1971 escape attempt from San Quentin Prison.[3] After being released, he moved to the Bay Area, where he was murdered in 1979.[4] While his killers were never apprehended, it is believed that Drumgo was murdered for trying to sell information to law enforcement regarding the shooting of Fay Stender, a lawyer who represented the Soledad Brothers.[4]
- ^ "THE SOLEDAD CASE HEADING FOR JURY". The New York Times. March 19, 1972. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ Jordan, Fania Davis (1974). "The San Quentin Six: A Case of Vengeance". The Black Scholar. 5 (6): 44–50. ISSN 0006-4246.
- ^ "Drumgo, Acquitted in San Quentin Case, Is Freed". The New York Times. August 26, 1976. Retrieved August 28, 2023.
- ^ a b Falcoila, Luca (2022). Up Against the Law: Radical Lawyers and Social Movements, 1960s–1970s. University of North Carolina Press. p. 217. ISBN 9781469670300.