Funeral for Fred Hampton

ST-17101327-0006A

Title: Funeral for Fred Hampton Description: Funeral for Fred Hampton, Black Panther Party leader, at First Baptist Church of Melrose Park, Illinois. Hampton and Mark Clark were shot and killed by police during a planned raid at their apartment building at 2337 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois. Later investigations revealed that the FBI and Chicago police colluded to assassinate Fred Hampton to quell the Black Panther Party movement. Date Depicted: 1969 December 10 Creator: Chicago Sun-Times Creator Role: photographer Co-creator: yes Physical Format: black-and-white negatives Extent: 35mm Copyright Notice: © Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit Line: ST-17101327-0006A, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum Acquisition Source: Museum purchase Collection Type: Prints & Photographs - Chicago Sun-Times Storage Location: P&P: Chicago Sun-Times collection, digital image only (no associated collection materials) Max Pixels - Width: 3608 Max Pixels - Height: 2504 Help improve this content