However, before Jackson could become involved with any significant armed confrontation, his mother sent him to Los Angeles after the FBI told her that he would die within a year if he remained with the Black Power movement.
Međutim, prije nego što je Jackson uopće mogao biti umiješan u bilo kakvu značajniju oružanu borbu, majka ga je poslala u Los Angeles nakon što joj je FBI rekao da će umrijeti za manje od godinu dana ako ostane u Crnoj moći.