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Fred Hampton led Illinois’s Black Panther Party from 1968 until his death the following year. His killing remains the subject of much scrutiny, as Hampton died after Chicago Police officers raided his West Side apartment on the morning of December 4, 1969. The police fired 99 shots, killing the 21-year-old Hampton and his fellow Panther, 22-year-old Mark Clark. The Panthers fired just once.
Shaka King s new biopic,
Judas and the Black Messiah, focuses on Hampton and the events leading up to his death, as well as the role paid informant William O’Neal a Black man who served as chief of security for the Black Panther Party played in helping the FBI infiltrate the Party and obtain information on Hampton, including the layout of his apartment. Here are 10 facts about Hampton and the enduring legacy he created in his tragically short life.
The legacy of Ida Yarbrough, activist and namesake in Albany
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1of6Capital City Commission members meet in Albany, New York - Grace Gustafson, William P. McGlone, John R. Hauf, and Mrs. Ida Yarbrough. March 02, 1965 (Bob Wilder/Times Union Archive)Bob Wilder/Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less
2of6Left to right: Frank Wills McCabe; Mrs. Ida Yarbrough; Frank Cox. June 16, 1962 (Times Union Archive)Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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4of6Grace Gustafson and State Commission, New York State. Temporary State Commission meeting. Seated, Miss Grace E. Gustafson, Mrs. Ida Yarbrough. Standing: John C. Burdis, John C. Wyld, Reverend Vladimir E. Hartman. December 28, 1962 (Roberta Smith/Times Union Archive)Roberta Smith/Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less
The legacy of Ida Yarbrough, activist and namesake in Albany
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1of8Buy PhotoCapital City Commission members meet in Albany, New York - Grace Gustafson, William P. McGlone, John R. Hauf, and Mrs. Ida Yarbrough. March 02, 1965 (Bob Wilder/Times Union Archive)Bob Wilder/Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less
2of8Buy PhotoLeft to right: Frank Wills McCabe; Mrs. Ida Yarbrough; Frank Cox. June 16, 1962 (Times Union Archive)Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less
4of8Buy PhotoGrace Gustafson and State Commission, New York State. Temporary State Commission meeting. Seated, Miss Grace E. Gustafson, Mrs. Ida Yarbrough. Standing: John C. Burdis, John C. Wyld, Reverend Vladimir E. Hartman. December 28, 1962 (Roberta Smith/Times Union Archive)Roberta Smith/Times Union Historic ImagesShow MoreShow Less