Rethinking Our History

Episode 15: Fred Hampton

Felicia and Ian Lindsey Season 1 Episode 15

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I once heard someone say, it's not crazy to say people are after you if people are after you. I have a feeling Fred knew people were after him, but that did not stop him from living his life's purpose.

Helping people. From the age of 10 when he cooked breakfast for other neighborhood kids, to running the Chicago chapter of the Black Panther Party, Fred worked his whole life to better the lives of others.

And because he was good at it, and had the power to bring the poor masses together, the government had him murdered.

ROH EP 15 Source Notes:

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Fred-Hampton

https://www.britannica.com/topic/COINTELPRO

https://www.history.com/news/black-panther-fred-hampton-killing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism–Leninism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aim-the-american-indian-movement-part-1/id1642377067?i=1000652583074

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-indian-movement-part-2/id1642377067?i=1000653292306

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-indian-movement-part-3/id1642377067?i=1000654067304