Who Am I? (Fred Hampton)
Nov 15th, 2009 • Category: Culture & Activism- I was an African-American activist in the late 1960s.
- I was a member of the Black Panther Party, an organization that worked to defend African-American communities from violence by the police and provided services such as free breakfasts for poor Black children.
- I was known for my powerful speeches and for negotiating a truce between Chicago’s rival street gangs.
- A Chicago Police team killed me while I slept in my bed on December 4, 1969. I was 21 years old.
Fred Hampton
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