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Jun 3, 2020 · Read More. Fifty years ago Chicago police murdered a 21-year-old rising figure in the civil rights movement. The documentary that avenged him could not be more relevant today.
Feb 1, 2021 · Newly unearthed documents have shed new light on the FBI’s role in the murder of the 21-year-old Black Panther leader Fred Hampton on December 4, 1969, when Chicago police raided...
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Oct 6, 2020 · Hampton’s tragic murder at the young age of 21 is a shocking reminder to students about the relevancy of police brutality fifty years ago and today. In reflection of his life, Proviso East students dedicate their time to studying Hampton’s life through various school activities.
The Murder of Fred Hampton. The Murder of Fred Hampton is a 1971 American documentary film about the short life and death of Fred Hampton, a young African-American civil rights activist in Chicago and leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party. During the film's production, Hampton was fatally shot on December 4, 1969, in a pre-dawn raid at his ...
Jan 29, 2021 · Credit: Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images. Early in the predawn hours of December 4, 1969, a Peoples Gas truck pulled up in front of an apartment building at 2337 W. Monroe St ...
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In the wake of the murder of Fred Hampton, the case became a cause among the Left and the wider progressive community. This in turn led to several cases that wound their way through the courts ...
Sep 23, 2019 · At the age of twenty-one, Fred Hampton Sr., was assassinated, by a joint operation between the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Beyond his assassination, and his involvement with the Black Panthers, Hampton has left many influences in American society. His impact continued after his death, thus he should be remembered and studied as an ...
