The assassination of Fred Hampton
Subtitle: how the FBI and the Chicago police murdered a Black Panther
By: Jeffrey Haas.
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books/Chicago Review Press; Chicago Review Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9781556527654
Subjects: Hampton, Fred, -- 1948-1969; Black Panther Party; Assassination -- Illinois -- Chicago
Description: "It's around 7:00 A.M. on December 4, 1969, and attorney Jeff Haas is in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fiancée. She is describing how the police pulled her from the room as Fred lay unconscious on their bed. She heard one officer say, "He's still alive." She then heard two shots. A second officer said, "He's good and dead now." She looks at Jeff and asks, "What can you do?" The Assassination of Fred Hampton is Haas's personal account of how he and People's Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton's assassins, ultimately prevailing over unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy. Not only a story of justice delivered, the book puts Hampton in a new light as a dynamic community leader and an inspiration in the fight against injustice."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 367-371) and index.
Table of contents: title: Meeting a revolutionary; title: Born and bred in Atlanta; title: Young Fred Hampton, an early activist; title: Chicago, becoming a lawyer; title: Fred and the rise of the Panthers; title: Convergence; title: Struggle in the streets : PLO begins; title: Panthers versus police; title: Last glimpse; title: A knock at the door; title: Hanrahan versus Panthers; title: "A northern lynching"; title: The battle for hearts and minds; title: Farewell to a revolutionary; title: Panthers indicted; title: The survivors go public; title: A puzzling victory; title: Sue the bastards; title: Shootout in Carbondale; title: Vietnam and protest; title: The Carbondale trial; title: Prosecuting Hanrahan; title: Revolt at Attica; title: Two bad decisions; title: The snitch; title: Back in court; title: Floor plan for murder; title: On the trail of COINTELPRO; title: Groth's informant; title: Hiding COINTELPRO; title: Number one on the "hit" parade; title: Opening day; title: "I am no Solomon"; title: The deluge; title: O'Neal gets a bonus; title: December 4, revisited; title: An honest FBI man; title: Witness O'Neal; title: The shooters; title: Facing Hanrahan and jail; title: Fred, the "Messiah"; title: A shameful end; title: Boiling over; title: Rock bottom; title: Out of the abyss; title: A victory; title: Onward; title: Seize the time.