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Submitted: 2/14/17 • Approved: 2/15/17 • Last Updated: 3/24/18 • R150579-G0-S3
Son of Frances E Hampton
August 30, 1948 - December 4, 1969
He was deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). He was killed as he lay in bed in his apartment by a Illinois state tactical unit working in conjunction with 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. Hampton's funeral was attended by 5,000 people, and he was eulogized by such black leaders as Jesse Jackson and Ralph Abernathy
Photo courtesy of Charles McCartney
Contributed on 2/14/17 by MryAl8
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