| The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther Revised Edition Contributor(s): Haas, Jeffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1641603216 ISBN-13: 9781641603218 Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.28 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Read the story behind the award-winning film Judas and the Black Messiah On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fianc e. Deborah Johnson described 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 looked at Jeff and asked, "What can you do?" The Assassination of Fred Hampton remains 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. Fifty years later, Haas writes that there is still an urgent need for the revolutionary systemic changes Hampton was organizing to accomplish. Not only a story of justice delivered, this book spotlights Hampton as a dynamic community leader and an inspiration for those in the ongoing fight against injustice and police brutality. |