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Who Was The Historical Leader Fred Hampton? | Episode 111


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Who Was The Historical Leader Fred Hampton?

Fredrick Allen Hampton Was An American Black Panther Party Activist And Revolutionary Socialist. Fred Hampton Was A Leader In The National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People (NAACP), Leading Their Youth Council Of The Organization's West Suburban Branch He Came To Prominence In Chicago As Chairman Of The Illinois Chapter Of The Black Panther Party, And Deputy Chairman Of The National BPP 

On The Evening Of December 3, 1969, William O’neal, Who Was Employed By The Fbi To Infiltrate The Bpp, Slipped A Powerful Sleeping Drug Into Hampton’s Drink Then Left.  Officers Were Dispatched To Raid His Apartment. They Stormed In And Opened Fire, Killing His Security Guard. Then They Opened Fire On Hampton’s Bedroom Where He Laid Unconscious From The Drug With His Sleeping, Almost Nine-month-pregnant Fiancee. After The Gunfire, He Was Found To Only Be Wounded And Not Dead. Upon That Discovery, An Officer Shot Him Twice In His Head And Killed Him.

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