In this episode we talk about Fred Hampton who is perhaps the most important Civil Rights Activist you have never learned about in school.

Show Notes:

History Channel: The 1969 Raid That Killed Black Panther Leader Fred Hampton

Biography: Fred Hampton

Chicago Tribune: In 1969, charismatic Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton was killed in a hail of gunfire. 50 years later, the fight against police brutality continue

Southside Weekly: Fifty Years of Fred Hampton’s Rainbow Coalition

Chicago Reader: The Neutralization of Fred Hampton

BuzzFeed: You Can't Kill A Revolution: The FBI's Assassination Of Fred Hampton Proves America's Obsession With Dismantling Black Leaders

Chicago Sun-Times: Teach the real legacy of Fred Hampton and the Black Panthers to inspire our youth

New York Times: Chicago Journal; Seeking New Harmony, But Finding a Racial Rift

Chicago Tribune: SOME HAVE 2ND THOUGHTS ON MAKING PANTHER`S DAY

Chicago Tribune: Fred Hampton Way?

Chicago Magazine: How Fred Hampton Gave Way to Obama

Vox: Why the US government murdered Fred Hampton

The Murder of Fred Hampton

The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther

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