The Assassination Of Fred Hampton

Written by one of Fred Hampton’s attorneys, Jeffrey Haas, this book explores the events leading to the coordinated murder by law enforcement of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, both Black Panthers. Four other Black Panthers were also shot by police in the apartment. Fred was drugged by an informant who worked as his trusted bodyguard, and was not conscious when a pig stood over him in bed and fatally shot him. If you don’t know this story, along with Fred’s work and life before it was cut short by the US government, you should really check this out. It will help you understand how the Capitalists target anyone they perceive as a threat to their continued rule over us all, which is important to know as we struggle to bring an end to the unjust, oppressive system they’ve grown wildly rich under while people are still not getting their basic life needs met as a consequence of that racism and greed.