Author Jeffrey Haas - The Assassination of Fred Hampton, Chicago Black Panther

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Fred Hampton, leader of the Chicago Black Panthers, was killed while he lay sleeping during a police raid of his apartment in December, 1969. Mark Clark, another Panther, was also killed, and four other Panthers were shot. Jeffery Haas and his partners at the People's Law Office spent the next 13 years representing the families in a civil suit. In 2004, Haas began writing about the life and death of Fred Hampton, culminating in the book, 'The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther' which attempts to capture the mood and political tensions of that moment. Haas speaks to the time and issues at a book signing.

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Summary

Production Date: 08/11/2011
Catalog Number: 9140
Archive Number: 9140
Series: none
Length: 01:28:50
Town: Burlington
Geography: National
Event Type: General
Content Type: Other

Airtimes

1 Monday August 15, 2011 at 10:30 PM
2 Tuesday August 16, 2011 at 3:30 AM
3 Tuesday August 16, 2011 at 9:30 AM
4 Sunday August 21, 2011 at 9:30 PM
5 Monday August 22, 2011 at 2:30 AM
6 Monday August 22, 2011 at 8:30 AM
7 Monday August 22, 2011 at 1:30 PM
8 Thursday August 25, 2011 at 9:15 PM
9 Friday August 26, 2011 at 2:15 AM
10 Friday August 26, 2011 at 8:15 AM
11 Thursday September 1, 2011 at 1:30 PM

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