Elmer Pratt
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Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt was a prominent Black Panther Party leader and Vietnam War veteran who became a high-profile symbol of wrongful conviction and political repression in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elmer Pratt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Elmer Pratt Context triple: [Geronimo Pratt, birthName, Elmer Pratt]
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Hugo Barnstead
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Frank Seiberling
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William Tharp
William Tharp was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Delaware.
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Henry Arthur Callis
Henry Arthur Callis was an American physician, educator, and civil rights advocate best known as a co-founder and key intellectual leader of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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Horace Cleveland
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Elmer Pratt Target entity description: Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt was a prominent Black Panther Party leader and Vietnam War veteran who became a high-profile symbol of wrongful conviction and political repression in the United States.
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A.
Hugo Barnstead
Hugo Barnstead is a central character in the 1941 romantic comedy film "The Strawberry Blonde," portrayed as a brash, ambitious rival to the more easygoing protagonist.
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B.
Frank Seiberling
Frank Seiberling was an American industrialist best known for founding the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, which became one of the world’s leading tire manufacturers.
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C.
William Tharp
William Tharp was a 19th-century American politician who served as the 36th Governor of Delaware.
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D.
Henry Arthur Callis
Henry Arthur Callis was an American physician, educator, and civil rights advocate best known as a co-founder and key intellectual leader of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
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E.
Horace Cleveland
Horace Cleveland was a prominent 19th-century American landscape architect known for designing parks, cemeteries, and urban green spaces across the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black Panther Party member
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human ⓘ political activist ⓘ wrongfully convicted person ⓘ |
| allegedVictimOf |
COINTELPRO operations
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politically motivated prosecution ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder of Caroline Olsen ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | overturned ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-09-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-06-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Pratt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Elmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
activist
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community organizer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Black Power movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil rights activism ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
murder conviction vacated by a California judge in 1997
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released from prison after approximately 27 years ⓘ |
| memberOf | Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| militaryService | served in Vietnam War ⓘ |
| movement | Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Geronimo
NERFINISHED
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Geronimo ji-Jaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a Vietnam War veteran
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being a prominent Black Panther Party leader ⓘ being a symbol of political repression in the United States ⓘ being a symbol of wrongful conviction in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | public speeches on political repression and wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfImprisonment | California state prison system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | leader in the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1972 conviction for murder in Santa Monica, California
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1997 overturning of his murder conviction ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| spouse | Ashaki Toure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries about the Black Panther Party and political repression
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numerous articles on COINTELPRO and political prisoners in the United States ⓘ |
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Subject: Elmer Pratt Description of subject: Elmer "Geronimo" Pratt was a prominent Black Panther Party leader and Vietnam War veteran who became a high-profile symbol of wrongful conviction and political repression in the United States.
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