The discovery of a gun on George Jackson, the author of "Soledad Brother," a prominent activist and San Quentin inmate, on August 21, 1971, sparked international outrage. A resulting shootout claimed the lives of Jackson, two other inmates, and three guards, while wounding three more officers. Authorities blamed Jackson's lawyer, Stephen Bingham, for smuggling the weapon. Fearing for his life if convicted of aiding the guards' deaths, Bingham fled and embarked on a prolonged period of exile under assumed identities. This was an extraordinary turn of events for the Yale-educated son of influential New England families.
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