Fred Hampton
Born: 1948-08-30 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Died: 1969-12-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia. Fred Hampton (August 30, 1948 – December 4, 1969) was an African-American activist and deputy chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP). He was assassinated as he lay in bed in his apartment by a tactical unit of the Cook County, Illinois State's Attorney's Office (SAO), in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Fred Hampton, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2023
- Bill Russell: Legend as Self (archive footage)
2019
- The First Rainbow Coalition as Self (archive footage)
2015
- The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution as Self - Black Panther Party (archive footage)
2010
- COINTELPRO 101 as Self (archive footage)
2005
- Bastards of the Party as Self (archive footage)
1996
- All Power to the People! as Self (archive footage)
1990
- The FBI's War on Black America as Self (archive footage)
1989
- Growing Up in America as Self (archive footage)
1971
- Breathing Together: Revolution of the Electric Family as Self
- The Murder of Fred Hampton as Self (archive footage)