44 years ago this week, Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton was murdered by Chicago police. We need to continue to tell the stories of the freedom fighters that fought in the struggle for liberation. The miseducation in the school system forces us to memorize false facts about individuals that represent a part of the European history of America. As progressive people we need to continue to tell our story.
Fred Hampton Remembered
Despite a life cut short, young Black Panther left behind an enduring legacy of struggle
By Carlito Rovira
The wave of repression unleashed on the Black liberation movement in the 1960s and 1970s by the FBI’s “Operation COINTELPRO” reached its height with a series of murderous attacks on the Black Panther Party. One of the most horrendous episodes of this onslaught took place 4 years ago. On December. 4, 1969, Black Panther Party leaders Chairman Fred Hampton and Captain Mark Clark were assassinated by police.
A powerful speaker and brilliant leader,
Fred Hampton dedicated his brief life to
revolutionary struggle.
In a coordinated effort between the Illinois State Attorney’s Office, Cook County Police Department, the Chicago Police Department and the FBI, a heavily armed assault was launched in the early morning hours on Fred Hampton’s residence. With a vicious sense of racist hatred and no regard for human life, the police fired their weapons at will at the wall separating the hallway from the apartment. The two revolutionaries were killed.
Despite a life cut short, young Black Panther left behind an enduring legacy of struggle
By Carlito Rovira
The wave of repression unleashed on the Black liberation movement in the 1960s and 1970s by the FBI’s “Operation COINTELPRO” reached its height with a series of murderous attacks on the Black Panther Party. One of the most horrendous episodes of this onslaught took place 4 years ago. On December. 4, 1969, Black Panther Party leaders Chairman Fred Hampton and Captain Mark Clark were assassinated by police.
A powerful speaker and brilliant leader,
Fred Hampton dedicated his brief life to
revolutionary struggle.
In a coordinated effort between the Illinois State Attorney’s Office, Cook County Police Department, the Chicago Police Department and the FBI, a heavily armed assault was launched in the early morning hours on Fred Hampton’s residence. With a vicious sense of racist hatred and no regard for human life, the police fired their weapons at will at the wall separating the hallway from the apartment. The two revolutionaries were killed.