(HAMPTON FRED) Anonymous Fred Hampton 1948 1969 When One of

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(HAMPTON, FRED.) Anonymous. Fred Hampton, 1948-1969 When One of Us Falls, 1000 will Take his Place. Poster 22-1/4 x 16-3/4 inches. Np, circa 1969

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A scarce poster commemorating the life of Fred Hampton, an African American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. According to witnesses, he was killed as he lay in bed in his apartment by a tactical unit of the Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office, acting 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."