Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) in Chicago, Illinois. He was the chairman of the Illinois chapter of the BBP and the deputy chairman of the national BPP. He is mainly known for the way he died in 1969, aged 21. His apartment was raided on December 4th. In a gun battle lasting 20 minutes, Hampton was shot.[3] Mark Clark, was also killed and four other Panthers were wounded.[4] In spite of a ballistics report that showed the 14 police officers fired almost all the bullets in the raid, a grand jury failed to indict anyone.[4] Hampton’s family later filed a civil suit, eventually winning the case with a $1.8 million settlement.[3] The background and events of Hampton's death have been made into several documentary movies.
Fred Hampton | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 30, 1948 Summit, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 4, 1969 (aged 21) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Shooting[1] |
| Resting place | Bethel Cemetery Haynesville, Louisiana, U.S.[2] |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Proviso East High School |
| Occupation | Activist, revolutionary |
| Years active | 1965–1969 |
| Known for | Deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter Black Panther Party |
| Political party | Black Panther Party |
| Partner(s) | Deborah Johnson (also known as Akua Njeri) |
| Relatives | Fred Hampton Jr. (son) |
Fred Hampton Media
Hampton in a 1966 yearbook
Hampton and Benjamin Spock (right) at a protest rally outside the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago, October 1969
Site of Black Panther Party Raid, Fred Hampton's Death
Chicago police removing Hampton's body
Mourners passing the bier of Hampton. His funeral in December was attended by over 5,000 people.
References
- ↑ "Shoot it out? The death of Fred Hampton". The Chicago Crime Scenes Project. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Fred Hampton 1948-1969
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ron Grossman (4 December 2014). "Fatal Black Panther raid in Chicago set off sizable aftershocks". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1969 Police kill two members of the Black Panther Party". This Day In History. A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
Other websites
- "The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther" - video report by Democracy Now! December 4, 2009.
- The Murder of Fred Hampton on IMDb (A 1971 documentary film directed by Howard Alk)
- FBI files on Fred Hampton
- "Power Anywhere Where There's People" A Speech By Fred Hampton
- Death of a Black Panther: The Fred Hampton Story: is available for free download at the Internet Archive