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'''Fred Hampton''' | '''Fred Hampton''' (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an activist in Chicago’s civil rights and revolutionary movements. As deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party and leader of its Illinois chapter, he organized the Rainbow Coalition—a multicultural alliance of marginalized groups, including the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots. A staunch Marxist-Leninist, Hampton fought against racism, classism, and fascism, aiming to unite poor communities across racial lines for systemic change. | ||
Viewed as a major threat by the FBI, Hampton was targeted under the agency’s COINTELPRO program. In 1969, he was killed at age 21 during a police raid coordinated with federal and local law enforcement. Evidence later revealed he was drugged before being shot in his sleep, prompting widespread belief that his death was a politically motivated assassination. Hampton’s legacy endures as a symbol of resistance, community empowerment, and revolutionary justice.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=TLdcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref><ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/12/03/in-1969-charismatic-black-panthers-leader-fred-hampton-was-killed-in-a-hail-of-gunfire-50-years-later-the-fight-against-police-brutality-continues/</ref><ref>https://exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames/feature/fred-hampton</ref><ref>https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/the-legacy-of-fred-hampton-remembering-as-an-active-process</ref><ref>https://www.marxists.org/archive/hampton/1969/04/27.htm</ref> | |||
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Fred Hampton (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an activist in Chicago’s civil rights and revolutionary movements. As deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party and leader of its Illinois chapter, he organized the Rainbow Coalition—a multicultural alliance of marginalized groups, including the Black Panthers, Young Lords, and Young Patriots. A staunch Marxist-Leninist, Hampton fought against racism, classism, and fascism, aiming to unite poor communities across racial lines for systemic change.
Viewed as a major threat by the FBI, Hampton was targeted under the agency’s COINTELPRO program. In 1969, he was killed at age 21 during a police raid coordinated with federal and local law enforcement. Evidence later revealed he was drugged before being shot in his sleep, prompting widespread belief that his death was a politically motivated assassination. Hampton’s legacy endures as a symbol of resistance, community empowerment, and revolutionary justice.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=TLdcDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA61#v=onepage&q&f=false
- ↑ https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/12/03/in-1969-charismatic-black-panthers-leader-fred-hampton-was-killed-in-a-hail-of-gunfire-50-years-later-the-fight-against-police-brutality-continues/
- ↑ https://exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames/feature/fred-hampton
- ↑ https://www.latinxproject.nyu.edu/intervenxions/the-legacy-of-fred-hampton-remembering-as-an-active-process
- ↑ https://www.marxists.org/archive/hampton/1969/04/27.htm