Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton
Fred Hamptonwas an American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and deputy chairman of the national BPP. Hampton was assassinated while sleeping at 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 in December 1969. A civil lawsuit filed in 1970 resulted in 1982 in a settlement of $1.85 million. The background...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth30 August 1948
CountryUnited States of America