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Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Pratt | |
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Born | Elmer Pratt September 13, 1947 Morgan City, Louisiana |
Died | June 2, 2011 (aged 63) Tanzania |
Cause of death | Heart attack |
Residence | Tanzania |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt, Geronimo Ji Jaga |
Citizenship | Tanzania |
Education | UCLA, Sumpter Williams High School (Morgan City, Louisiana) |
Occupation | Deputy Minister of Defense of the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party |
Known for | Spending 27 years in prison |
Home town | Morgan City, Louisiana |
Political party | Black Panther Party |
Movement | Black liberation |
Criminal charge | Murder |
Criminal penalty | 27 years in prison |
Criminal status | Released (conviction vacated) |
Contents
[hide]Early years and military service[edit]
Move to LA-college and Black Panther Party[edit]
Murder charges[edit]
Prison[edit]
Murder conviction vacated[edit]
Later years[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ LA 157-3436, the partially redacted COINTELPRO file on Geronimo Pratt
- ^ ab Jigsaw (September 18, 2003). "Geronimo Ji Jaga: Soulja's Story, Pt 1". allhiphop.com. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ Erica Henry (June 3, 2011). "Former Black Panther Elmer 'Geronimo' Pratt dies, attorney says". CNN. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- ^ ab c Douglas Martin, "Elmer G. Pratt, Jailed Panther Leader, Dies at 63", The New York Times (June 3, 2011); Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ Robert J. Lopez, Geronimo Ji Jaga dies at 63; former Black Panther whose murder conviction was overturned, LA Times (June 3, 2011).Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ^ ab Edward J. Boyer, "Past Haunts Ex-Panther in New Life : Julius Butler's testimony helped convict Geronimo Pratt of murder. Now, the First A.M.E. Church official's prominence upsets some who say Butler was an FBI informant—a claim he denies", The Los Angeles Times (May 24, 1994). Retrieved June 4, 2011.
- ^ "Slaying May Herald Panther Showdown," The Los Angeles Times(November 13, 1971).
- ^ Hugh Pearson, The Shadow of the Panther, p.444
- ^ Jack Olsen, Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geromino Pratt Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine., Retrieved June 4, 2011
- ^ In re Pratt, 82 Cal.Rptr.2d 260 (Cal.App. 2 Dist.1999)" Retrieved July 22, 2014
- ^ "Tears of Joy Flow as Pratt Is Reunited With Mother". Los Angeles Times. June 15, 1997.
- ^ |website=CNN|date=May 29, 1998
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Sources[edit]
- Olsen, Jack. Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group (2000) ISBN 0-385-49367-3