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Ola Mae Davis

Full name:Ola Davis
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Wisconsin
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Biography

Elderly, blind, diabetic Black woman imprisoned in Wisconsin on perjury and welfare-fraud charges The Black Panther Vol. 17 no.15 (1977) calls a frame-up in retaliation for her testimony that she saw a white Milwaukee policeman shoot a 16-year-old Black youth (Jerry Brookshire) in the back in 1974; her home was firebombed twice. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v17 no.15; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Charges: Perjury and welfare fraud (the paper calls it a frame-up)
Incarcerated: 1977
Sentence: Imprisoned on perjury and welfare-fraud charges. Verdict as recorded: Yes — imprisoned; alleged retaliation for testifying she saw a white Milwaukee officer shoot 16-year-old Jerry Brookshire in the back (1974)
Convicted: Yes