On December 4th, Remember the Life of Fred Hampton

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/33811-focus-on-december-4th-remember-the-life-of-fred-hampton

That’s the story of Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers in Chicago.Panthers like Fred set up school breakfasts so poor kids wouldn’t suffer all morning because they were hungry.

People like Fred worked for peace treaties with gangs like the Blackstone Rangers to worry less about turf and more about power to the people.Fred worked with lefty rednecks like the Young Patriots – he could see past their Confederate flag emblem and knew they wanted to unite the disparate Scots-Irish with inner city youth.

Fred served as the chair of the Inter-Racial Council at his high school, which met whenever there was friction. He led a walkout against the school policy that only white girls could be nominated as homecoming queen. The school had its first black homecoming queen that year.

Fred wanted to be a lawyer but knew he didn’t have “enough time.”

Fred and the Panthers taught the children in Chicago to stand against war. To stand with the people.

To look each other in the eye and say, “I am a revolutionary.”

In November 1969 there was a shoot-out between an ex-Panther and the police. The police wanted revenge.

On December 4th, 1969, the police, the FBI, and prosecutor Edward Hanrahan joined forces. At night, under the guise of an arms raid, they entered the home of Fred Hampton under the leadership of the prosecutor. No one was given an opportunity to surrender before the police shooting began. Law enforcement fired about a hundred shots, hitting almost everyone in the dwelling.

Fred Hampton and fellow Panther Mark Clark were dead, killed in their sleep. Fred had been dosed with barbiturates by his bodyguard, who turned out to be an FBI informant.

[Person 2713]

1. There is the Fred Hampton Aquatic center pool named after him . With a statue. There was to be

a street, in Chicago, but police groups protested against the west side street naming. They would like his name and legacy gone. Thanks for keeping his name out there2015

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2. thank you for remarking upon it

one the most disgusting moments in American history.

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3. Kicking for all the hypocrites who cite BLM

until it loses its usefulness

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4. kicking for Mumia and all the other lives that dont matter to racist fascists

and the lying hypocrites who claim they care and others dont.
how sick is that?

[Octafish]

5. A man is messing up the System? No man. No problem.

Tradition since Hoover murdered Dillinger: It's how the Mob and FBI fix things to run right.

DemocrscyNow! has an excellent report on the state sponsored murders in Chicago:

http://m.democracynow.org/web_exclusives/2345

(Dr. Chomsky is wrong, this wasn't Nixon's worst crime.)