| "George Jackson" | ||||
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| Single by Bob Dylan | ||||
| A-side | "George Jackson (Big Band version)" | |||
| B-side | "George Jackson (Acoustic version)" | |||
| Released | November 12, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | November 4, 1971 | |||
| Studio | Columbia Studio B, New York City | |||
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| Length | 5:38 (Big Band version) 3:37 (Acoustic version) | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Dylan | |||
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"George Jackson" is a song by Bob Dylan, written in 1971, in tribute to the Black Panther leader George Jackson, who had been shot and killed by guards at San Quentin Prison during an attempted escape on August 21, 1971. The event indirectly provoked the Attica Prison riot.