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Fred Hampton Jr. Fredrick "Chairman Fred" 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.
Jan 29, 2021 · The 1969 Raid That Killed Black Panther Leader Fred Hampton. Details around the 1969 police shooting of Hampton and other Black Panther members took decades to come to light. By: Dave Roos.
Apr 16, 2024 · Fred Hampton (born August 30, 1948, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—killed December 4, 1969, Chicago) 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.” Hampton was killed during a raid on his residence by Chicago police officers.
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...
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. On the evening of December 3, 1969, William O’Neal, who was employed by the FBI to infiltrate the BPP, slipped a powerful sleeping drug into Hampton’s drink then left.
