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The assassination of Fred Hampton : how the FBI and the Chicago police murdered a Black Panther / Jeffrey Haas.

by Haas, Jeffrey.

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Chicago, Ill. : Lawrence Hill Books/Chicago Review Press, c2010.

Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969.

Black Panther Party.

Assassination -- Illinois -- Chicago.

9781556527654 (hardcover)

1556527659 (hardcover)

viii, 376 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Meeting a revolutionary -- Born and bred in Atlanta -- Young Fred Hampton, an early activist -- Chicago, becoming a lawyer -- Fred and the rise of the Panthers -- Convergence -- Struggle in the streets : PLO begins -- Panthers versus police -- Last glimpse -- A knock at the door -- Hanrahan versus Panthers -- "A northern lynching" -- The battle for hearts and minds -- Farewell to a revolutionary -- Panthers indicted -- The survivors go public -- A puzzling victory -- Sue the bastards -- Shootout in Carbondale -- Vietnam and protest -- The Carbondale trial -- Prosecuting Hanrahan -- Revolt at Attica -- Two bad decisions -- The snitch -- Back in court -- Floor plan for murder -- On the trail of COINTELPRO -- Groth's informant -- Hiding COINTELPRO -- Number one on the "hit" parade -- Opening day -- "I am no Solomon" -- The deluge -- O'Neal gets a bonus -- December 4, revisited -- An honest FBI man -- Witness O'Neal -- The shooters -- Facing Hanrahan and jail -- Fred, the "Messiah" -- A shameful end -- Boiling over -- Rock bottom -- Out of the abyss -- A victory -- Onward -- Seize the time.

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