CSI: Crime Scene Investigation star Gary Dourdan will star in the independent feature Black August as Black Panther party field marshal and controversial civil rights activist George Jackson.The film follows Jackson - also a prominent leader of the Black Guerrilla Family organization - until his death at the hands of San Quentin Prison guards in 1971. Jackson's writings include the book "Soledad Brother."
Veteran music video helmer Samm Styles is directing the feature, which goes before the cameras this month in the Bay Area.
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