The C.O.W.S. Last Man Standing: The Tragedy & Triumph of Geronimo Pratt Part 4

The Context of White Supremacy hosts the 4th study session on Jack Olsen's Last Man Standing: The Tragedy and Triumph of Geronimo Pratt. Olsen is a White male, and a prolific author. Olsen wrote for Sport Illustrated during the 1960's, and penned a celebrated series examining black athletes and Racism. The magazine also credits Olsen with writing one of the best biographies on boxing icon and attempted counter-racist Muhammad Ali. Last week, the book detailed the numerous charges filed against Geronimo Pratt and other members of the Black Panther Party. Olsen explained how COINTELPRO antics kept Panther members squabbling with each other, and sometimes other black people. These disputes led to Pratt being expelled from the party and a prohibition against any members testifying on behalf of Pratt. This caused witnesses like Kathleen Cleaver, who could verify that Pratt was not in the same area code at the time of the so called tennis court murder, to remain silent. Pratt wondered if BPP co-founder Huey P. Newton's substance abuse problems contributed to his unpredictable and sometimes irrational thinking. The COINTELPRO campaign included the use of narcotics to neutralize attempted counter-racists - black people in general. #COINTELPRO INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#