HAPPENING NOW: Today, I am hosting a Special Order on the legacy of Fred Hampton.
Tune into @cspan to watch live.
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@cspan 50 years ago today, my friend & fellow founder of the Illinois Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton, was assassinated by the Chicago Police Department while sleeping in his West Side apartment.
However, you can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
However, you can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill a revolution.
@cspan Tragically, Fred's murder was not an accident. It was planned by the highest levels of law enforcement in our nation.
The FBI conspired with the CPD to assassinate Fred, marking one of the few instances of political assassination by law enforcement agencies of this country.
The FBI conspired with the CPD to assassinate Fred, marking one of the few instances of political assassination by law enforcement agencies of this country.
@cspan On a cold December morning, at 4:30 a.m., the assassins would come into the west side community with machine guns.
They didn't arrive in police trucks, but public utility trucks instead. And they had the singular purpose of killing Fred & anyone else who was in that apartment.
They didn't arrive in police trucks, but public utility trucks instead. And they had the singular purpose of killing Fred & anyone else who was in that apartment.
@cspan Why did they kill Fred? Why was this 24-year-old young man such a threat, that multiple law enforcement agencies would conspire to murder him?
Because Fred Hampton was a young man who had remarkable, extraordinary gifts. Because of his courage, his charisma, his commitment.
Because Fred Hampton was a young man who had remarkable, extraordinary gifts. Because of his courage, his charisma, his commitment.
@cspan Fred was committed, not to just black people, but to all people. He used to say, "you cannot kill racism with racism. You kill racism with racial solidarity."
That's why in 1968, we joined forces with other activists to create the first Rainbow Coalition. chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…
That's why in 1968, we joined forces with other activists to create the first Rainbow Coalition. chicagotribune.com/entertainment/…
@cspan You can kill a revolutionary, but you can't kill a revolution.
The U.S. was founded on a revolution, and that revolution continues to this day.
Fred was right, and his blood still introduces fruit. Groups like #BlackLivesMatter exist b/c of the blood of Fred Hampton.
The U.S. was founded on a revolution, and that revolution continues to this day.
Fred was right, and his blood still introduces fruit. Groups like #BlackLivesMatter exist b/c of the blood of Fred Hampton.
@cspan Fred Hampton could move masses through his charisma, strength of his conviction and ideas, and through his courage.
He was a leader of men and women, but more than anything else, Fred Hampton was a man that everybody knew. wgntv.com/2019/12/03/con…
He was a leader of men and women, but more than anything else, Fred Hampton was a man that everybody knew. wgntv.com/2019/12/03/con…
