Black Panthers leaders Bobby Rush and Chaka Walls hold a press conference after police shot and killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark

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Title: Black Panthers leaders Bobby Rush and Chaka Walls hold a press conference after police shot and killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark Description: Black Panthers leaders Bobby Rush and Chaka Walls hold a press conference on the steps of the apartment building at 2337 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois where police shot and killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark during a planned raid. 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 4 Creator: John H. White for Chicago Sun-Times Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: black-and-white negatives Copyright Notice: © Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit Line: ST-19030973-0021, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum Storage Location: P&P: Chicago Sun-Times collection, digital image only (no associated collection materials) Max Pixels - Width: 2048 Max Pixels - Height: 3088 Imaging Notes: 03000973 Help improve this content