Mar 21, 2013 - Sale 2308

Sale 2308 - Lot 207

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(BLACK PANTHERS.) HAMPTON, FRED. Fred Hampton Deputy Chairman Ill. Chapter Black Panther Party. . Born Aug. 30, 1948. Assassinated Dec. 4, 1969. Black and white photographic poster with an image of Hampton, 18 x 25 inches; a couple of small holes in the blank margin; several tiny nicks in the area of his left shoulder. Chicago, 1969

Additional Details

Hampton was killed while sleeping in his apartment during a raid by a tactical unit of the Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office, in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Hampton's death was chronicled in the 1971 documentary film The Murder of Fred Hampton, as well as an episode of the critically acclaimed documentary series Eyes on the Prize.