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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

Freedom Now Prison Event Freedom Now Prison Event
Date: 9/13/1991Call Number: PM 223Format: CassetteCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Note: Tape at 0331. Muhjah Shakir hosts a Freedom Now event in commemoration of the Attica Uprising, the murder of George Jackson and the 21st year of Geronimo Ji-Jaga's imprisonment. The commemorative event is related to the ongoing conditions of the U.S. prison system and includes; updates on the lawsuit in behalf of Attica prisoners tortured after the uprising by Dennis Cunningham; recording of Leonard Peltier speaking on the Attica uprising, presented by Bobby Castillo; and an update on the conditions in the Special Housing Unit in Pelican Bay Prison by Corey Weinstein.
Dear Supporter Letter Dear Supporter Letter
Publisher: International Campaign to Free Geronimo ji Jaga (Pratt)Date: 11/17/1991Volume Number: 17-NovFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Geronimo Pratt
The first page of a ICFGJJ informational packet. It contains a supporter letter, a current fact sheet regarding the case and a flyer to an upcoming event.
Protest for Black Panther Protest for Black Panther
Publisher: San Francisco ChronicleDate: 7/10/1991Volume Number: 10-JulFormat: ArticleCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Original Article
Pratt's Lawyers Say They Have New Evidence Pratt's Lawyers Say They Have New Evidence
Author: Seth RosenfieldPublisher: San Francisco ExaminerDate: 6/3/1991Volume Number: 3-JunFormat: ArticleCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Reproduction of article
Supporters Want Ex-Panther Freed Supporters Want Ex-Panther Freed
Author: Brett MahoneyPublisher: Oakland TribuneDate: 12/3/1991Volume Number: 3-DecFormat: ArticleCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Reproduction of original article.
Geronimo Pratt to Get Hearing on Prison Cell Geronimo Pratt to Get Hearing on Prison Cell
Publisher: SF ChronicleDate: 6/28/1991Volume Number: 28-JunFormat: ArticleCollection: Geronimo Pratt
Original Article