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[BEST OF] The Life and Legacy of Fred Hampton

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The Reaction to the Assassination of Fred Hampton

We can't expect a white supremacist state apparatus to really go after violent white supremacists. These people don't really care and half the cops or half the people in power are sympathetic to the right wing, even if they're not full on Nazis. And so that I think that contributes to some of this as well. Fred Hampton's funeral was attempted attended by more than 5,000 people. By some accounts, the Chicago Panthers lost membership and lost energy after he was murdered.

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