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
Geronimo Ji Jaga release in 1997 - news footage
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesProducers: Pam MooreProgram: KRON Channel 2 NewsCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Bay area news story on Pratt's release.
Geronimo Ji Jaga on Black Liberation
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Ji Jaga explains the emergence of the Black Panther party as a small piece of the Black Liberation movement.
Geronimo Ji Jaga in San Quentin on self defense
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesProducers: Lisa Rudman, Judy Gerber, Prentis Hemphill, Claude Marks, Isaac OntiverosCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Ji Jaga Pratt connects his experiences in Vietnam to the treatment of Black folks in the US and speaks about self defense.
Growing up in the Black Nation
Geronimo Ji Jaga reflects on how growing up in the Black Nation among enemy forces gave him a deep respect for defenders of the community.
My History of Resistance
Geronimo Ji Jaga Pratt recounts his personal history as a soldier in Vietnam, how he trained black communitiesin the US in self defense and was targeted by the FBI's COINTELPRO program.
Geronimo Ji Jaga on Black Liberation
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Ji Jaga explains the emergence of the Black Panther party as a small piece of the Black Liberation movement.
Prison to COINTELPRO
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Ji Jaga speaks on the political aspects of his imprisonment and provides historical context to his situation.
Vietnam & Detroit Rebellion
Geronimo Ji Jaga discusses his experience of returning from a year of combat in Vietnam only to be ordered to repress an riot in Detroit that largely consisted of Black and disenfranchised peoples.
I'm in it to win!
Publisher: Freedom ArchivesCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Geronimo Ji Jaga Pratt asserts his mission as a revolutionary activist.