Geronimo ji Jaga
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Geronimo ji Jaga was a prominent Black Panther Party leader and Vietnam War veteran who became a symbol of wrongful conviction after spending decades in prison before his murder conviction was overturned.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geronimo ji-Jaga | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Panther Party member
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Vietnam War veteran ⓘ human ⓘ political activist ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
prisoners' rights
ⓘ
racial justice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Geronimo Pratt
NERFINISHED
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Geronimo ji-Jaga Pratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Elmer Pratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| charge | murder ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| convictedIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| convictionOverturnedBy | California court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictionOverturnedIn | 1997 ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | overturned ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-09-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-06-02 ⓘ |
| education | attended University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| influenced | wrongful conviction reform activism in the United States ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
murder conviction vacated
ⓘ
released from prison ⓘ |
| memberOf | Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | paratrooper ⓘ |
| movedTo | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Black Power movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American civil rights movement ⓘ
surface form:
civil rights movement
|
| notableFor |
being a symbol of wrongful conviction in the United States
ⓘ
leadership in the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment | California state prisons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Deputy Minister of Defense of the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| reasonForOverturningConviction |
prosecutorial misconduct
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withholding of exculpatory evidence ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residenceAfterRelease | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlement | civil rights lawsuit against Los Angeles authorities ⓘ |
| settlementAmount | $4.5 million ⓘ |
| settlementYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| sportsActivity | college football player at UCLA ⓘ |
| spouse | Ashaki Taha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books on the Black Panther Party and COINTELPRO
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documentaries about political prisoners in the United States ⓘ |
| targetOf | FBI COINTELPRO operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInPrison | approximately 27 years ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Geronimo ji-Jaga