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Fredrick Allen Hampton Sr. (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an American activist. He came to prominence in his late teens and very early 20s in Chicago as deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party and chair of the Illinois chapter.
Jun 18, 2024 · Fred Hampton, African American civil rights leader and deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter who formed the city of Chicago’s first ‘Rainbow Coalition.’ He was killed in 1969 during a raid on his residence by Chicago police officers.
Jan 29, 2021 · Black Panther Fred Hampton testifies at a meeting on the death of West Side men in 1969. The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was formed in 1966 by a pair of Black college students in...
Nov 29, 2023 · Fred Hampton was a leader in the Black Panther Party who was harassed and targeted by local law enforcement and the FBI, resulting in his murder during a police raid on his apartment on...
Aug 25, 2016 · He organized rallies, established a Free Breakfast program, and negotiated a peace pact among rival gangs. As a rising leader in the BPP, Hampton became the focus of an FBI investigation. On December 4, 1969, Hampton, along with fellow Black Panther Mark Clark, was murdered.
Dec 4, 2023 · Fred Hampton was only 21 years old when he was killed on Dec. 4, 1969, but his political, social and revolutionary legacy stands the test of time through these 10 quotes.
Feb 9, 2021 · A new biopic, “Judas and the Black Messiah,” has sparked renewed interest in the life and legacy of Illinois Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton and the circumstances surrounding his death.
Fred Hampton, in full Frederick Allen Hampton, (born Aug. 30, 1948, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—killed Dec. 4, 1969, Chicago), U.S. civil rights leader and deputy chairman of the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chapter who formed Chicago’s first “Rainbow Coalition.”.
Jun 2, 2021 · On December 4, 1969, the Black Panther Party’s Illinois chairman Fred Hampton was murdered by police. But his story is about much more than the raid that took his life.
Apr 16, 2008 · Fred Hampton, deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, was born on August 30, 1948 and raised in the Chicago suburb of Maywood, Illinois. In high school he excelled in academics and athletics.
