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Fred Hampton
Activist, Person or entity appearing in film
1948 – 1969
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Who was Fred Hampton?
Fred Hampton was an African-American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. He was killed while sleeping in his apartment during a raid by a tactical unit of the Cook County, Illinois State’s Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Hampton’s murder was chronicled in the documentary film The Murder of Fred Hampton as well as an episode of the critically acclaimed documentary series Eyes on the Prize.
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- Born
- Aug 30, 1948
Summit - Also known as
- Fred Hampton, Sr
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Proviso East High School
- Triton College
- Died
- Dec 4, 1969
Chicago
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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