@ChicagoDSA
Chicago DSA 🌹
7 years
Black Panther leader Fred Hampton was shot and killed by the FBI & Chicago Police on December 4, 1969 during an early morning raid.
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@ChicagoDSA
Chicago DSA 🌹
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Mark Clark was also killed that day. He was shot in the heart and his gun went off as he fell due to a reflexive death convulsion. This was the only shot the Panthers fired to the 82-99 shots fired by the police.
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@ChicagoDSA
Chicago DSA 🌹
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The story of how a group of poor whites in Chicago united with the Black Panthers to fight racism & capitalism
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@ChicagoDSA
Chicago DSA 🌹
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“We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight with solidarity. We say we're not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we're going to fight it with socialism.” via @youtube
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@ChicagoDSA
Chicago DSA 🌹
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“You can kill a revolutionary but you can never kill the revolution.” -Fred Hampton
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@ShaunHensleyCA
Shaun Hensley ⏳
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@zettie_geez
zettie godwin
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@ChicagoCityDSA Our country has never been perfect. With people like Fred Hampton we worked toward a country that was equal to all. We are the sum total of imperfection + courage + a belief in equality. That is my meditation point this week. Gratitude. #Resist
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@cpaprocki2
Charles Paprocki
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@ChicagoCityDSA Fred Hampton fought for human justice. He deserves a statue
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@mumwise
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@ChicagoCityDSA @realiralevi Black Panthers were deemed a threat. They were about loving and protecting their community. The cops and gov labeled them agitators &....
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