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Geronimo Pratt

Geronimo Ji-Jaga, affectionately known as "G", was a major figure in the Black Liberation Struggle. Geronimo was a member of the Black Panther Party and spent 27 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. Geronimo passed away in 2011.

Documents

Kathleen Cleaver with Kiilu Nyasha Kathleen Cleaver with Kiilu Nyasha
Date: 8/25/1994Call Number: KN 005Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Kiilu NyashaProgram: interview for airCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Struggle By Kathleen Cleaver to represent Geronimo Ji Jaga at his parole hearing, Geronimo's case, COINTELPRO
G is Free G is Free
Date: 6/10/1997Call Number: V 007Format: VHSCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Approximately 10 separate news blitzes/interviews about Geronimo Pratt’s release from prison. Footage of him addressing the judge and maintaining his innocence. Most news blurbs discuss Pratt’s history in the Vietnam War, membership in LA chapter of the Black Panther Party, and his being framed by the chief witness, Julius Butler, an FBI and police informant in the murder case of Carolyn Olson, a Santa Monica schoolteacher. Shots of his welcoming back to Marin City, with family, friends and community members, anxious for their “hero” to return. One later news clipping is an interview with Pratt on the one year anniversary of his release. Again Pratt openly discusses the corruption of the FBI and their targeting of the Black Panther Party.
Interview with Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt - 5 of 10 Interview with Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt - 5 of 10
Date: 1/1/1986Call Number: V 249Format: UmaticProducers: Lisa Rudman, Judy GerberCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Filmed in San Quentin Prison. Includes comments on J Edgar Hoover & the FBI targeting the Panthers, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X - Black Nationalist hate groups. Camera originals.
G is Free G is Free
Date: 6/10/1997Call Number: V 586Format: DV CamCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Approximately 10 separate news blitzes/interviews about Geronimo Pratt’s release from prison. Footage of him addressing the judge and maintaining his innocence. Most news blurbs discuss Pratt’s history in the Vietnam War, membership in LA chapter of the Black Panther Party, and his being framed by the chief witness, Julius Butler, an FBI and police informant in the murder case of Carolyn Olson, a Santa Monica schoolteacher. Shots of his welcoming back to Marin City, with family, friends and community members, anxious for their “hero” to return. One later news clipping is an interview with Pratt on the one year anniversary of his release. Again Pratt openly discusses the corruption of the FBI and their targeting of the Black Panther Party.
Interview with Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt (#2) Interview with Geronimo Ji-Jaga Pratt (#2)
Date: 1/1/1986Call Number: C 10 109Format: Mini DVProducers: Lisa Rudman, Judy GerberCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Filmed in San Quentin Prison. Includes comments on his framing, government trying to neutralize the Panthers, Fred Hampton, COINTELPRO including Marcus Garvey & attacks against the Muslims, Psyops and the Panthers. Includes comments on J Edgar Hoover & the FBI targeting the Panthers, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X - Black Nationalist hate groups. Includes comments on political prisoners, prisoners of war, the Republic of New Africa, African People's Party. Talks about growing up in the South - the Deacons for Defense, Maroons & the Klan.
G is Free G is Free
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Approximately 10 separate news blitzes/interviews about Geronimo Pratt