The cops could not contain the glee on their faces when they carried out Hampton’s body. Over 5,000 people attended Hampton’s funeral, and Jesse Jackson and Ralph Abernathy eulogized him.

Fred Ellis of Hampton passed away on Jan 15, 2021 after a battle with mesothelioma. He was a strong, spirited, and loyal man that thoroughly enjoyed life and highly prioritized family. Fred was bor… ...

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Mourners came to view Fred Hampton's bodyin a small Oak Park, Illinois, funeral home shortly after his killing by the Chicago police in December 1969. He was only 21 years old.

People attend the funeral service for slain Black Panther leader Fred Hampton at First Baptist Church of Melrose Park on Dec. 9, 1969. After the service, Hampton’s body was taken to O’Hare ...

By 1969, Fred Hampton had stepped up in the Party’s leadership while Huey Newton, the Party’s co-founder, was imprisoned. The ‘Free Huey’ campaign was galvanizing activists around the globe.

From left, Fred Hampton Jr., the son of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton who was killed by police in 1969, is photographed with his mother Akua Njeri on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at the ...