Funeral for Fred Hampton

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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 Physical Format: black-and-white negatives Copyright Notice: © Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit Line: ST-17101327-0017, 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: 3600 Max Pixels - Height: 2559 Help improve this content