- Collection:
- FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
- Title:
- Fred Hampton
- Creator:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Date of Original:
- 1969/1970
- Subject:
- Governmental investigations--United States
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Black Panther Party
Assassination--Illinois--Chicago
Police brutality--Illinois--Chicago
Civil rights movements--Illinois--Chicago
Black militant organizations--United States--History
Black power--United States--History--20th century - People:
- Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969--Assassination
- Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
- Medium:
- federal government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Fred Hampton, age 21, was allegedly shot and killed by the Cook County State Attorneys Police, Chicago, Illinois, on December 4, 1969, when the police conducted a raid on the Black Panther Party (BPP) Headquarters located at 2337 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois. Also killed was BPP member Mark Clark, age 22. Six members of the BPP were wounded during this raid. United States Attorney General John Mitchell called for an investigation so that matters could be provided to a Federal Grand Jury.
- Metadata URL:
- http://vault.fbi.gov/Fred%20Hampton
- Extent:
- 2 files (194 p.)
- Contributing Institution:
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Rights:
-
