Apartment building where police shot and killed Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark

ST-19030989-0005

Title: Apartment building where police shot and killed Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark Description: Exterior view of the apartment building at 2337 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois where police shot and killed Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton and member Mark Clark during a planned raid. Also pictured are the weapons and ammunition that police confiscated from the apartment. 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: Jack Dykinga 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-19030989-0005, 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: 3088 Max Pixels - Height: 2048 Imaging Notes: 03000989 Help improve this content