“ That’s the work that Fred Hampton was doing. That’s what he lived for — until his life was cut short at the age of 21 on December 4 of 1969,” James said, when “ police officers raided his apartment ...

In the early hours of Dec. 4, 1969, police raided Hampton’s apartment on Chicago’s West Side and unleashed nearly 100 bullets, killing the 21-year-old chairman in his sleep, as well as 22-year ...

Events across the Chicago area Wednesday are marking 55 years since Fred Hampton's death. The civil rights leader and Black Panther chairman was killed in a Chicago police and FBI raid, when he ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Events across the Chicago area Wednesday are marking 55 years since Fred Hampton's death. The civil rights leader and Black Panther chairman was killed in a Chicago police and FBI ...