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Fred Hampton

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21 Years Old

From Wikipedia. Fred Hampton (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an African-American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). He was assassinated as he lay in bed in his apartment by a tactical unit of the Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office (SAO), in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Hampton's death was chronicled in the 1971 documentary film The Murder of Fred Hampton, as well as an episode of the critically acclaimed documentary series Eyes on the Prize. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Hampton, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA on 30th August 1948

Died

4th December 1969

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Bill Russell: Legend Image
Bill Russell: Legend
Self (archive footage)
All Power to the People! Image
All Power to the People!
Self (archive footage)
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution Image
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
COINTELPRO 101 Image
COINTELPRO 101
Self (archive footage)
The Murder of Fred Hampton Image
The Murder of Fred Hampton
Self (archive footage)
The FBI's War on Black America Image
The FBI's War on Black America
Self (archive footage)
Fred Hampton: Black Panthers in Chicago Image
Fred Hampton: Black Panthers in Chicago
Self
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family Image
Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family
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Bastards of the Party Image
Bastards of the Party
Self (archive footage)
Growing Up in America Image
Growing Up in America
Self (archive footage)
Death of a Black Panther: Fred Hampton Image
Death of a Black Panther: Fred Hampton
The First Rainbow Coalition Image
The First Rainbow Coalition
Self (archive footage)