Battle of St Pete_Brutality and Rebellion in St. Petersburg (1996): Moments In Recent History

May 11, 2008July 12, 2024RBG Street Scholar 4 Comments

Updated April 2024.

Riots, Rebellions, and Revolution–The Battle of St. Petersburg

“In St. Petersburg, Florida, 8 young black males have been killed by white cops. The most recent was Tyrone Lewis, killed while sitting in his car after being stopped. A grand jury today found that it was justifiable homicide, and the cop will not be punished at all.” From: https://www.tampabay.com/news/st-petersburg/2021/10/27/25-years-after-police-killed-tyron-lewis-familys-pain-persists/

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A ‘major disturbance’ broke out August 21 at San Quentin Prison after two convicts, one of them George Jackson (R), a Soledad Brother, tried to escape from their rock-walled enclosure. Jackson was killed in the escape attempt, the other prisoner gave up and was recaptured. The Soledad Brothers are three black convicts charged with slaying a guard at the Soledad State Prison in January 1970. They are (L-R): Fleeta Drumgo, 26; John W. Cluchette, 28; and Jackson, 29.