John Jacobs (activist)
John Gregory Jacobs (September 30, 1947 – October 20, 1997) was an American student and anti-war activist in the 1960s and early 1970s. He was a leader in both Students for a Democratic Society and the Weatherman group, and an advocate of the use of violent force to overthrow the government of the United States. A fugitive since 1970, he died of melanoma in 1997.
John Jacobs | |
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John Jacobs (center) and Terry Robbins (right) at the Days of Rage in Chicago, October 1969 | |
| Born | September 30, 1947 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 20, 1997 (aged 50) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Known for | Political activism |
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