Huey P. Newton

Fred Hampton

On Dec. 4, 1969 Fred Hampton was assassinated while sleeping in his bed 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. Fellow Black Panther Mark Clark was also assassinated that night. The murder of Hampton and Clark was part of the FBI's plan to disrupt and neutralize the Black liberation movement and the Black Panther Party specifically.

Angela Davis

Angela Davis speaks at a Black Panther rally in DeFremery Park, West Oakland.

”Justice is indivisible. You can’t decide who gets civil rights and who doesn’t.”