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The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther - Couverture souple

Haas, Jeffrey

 
9781641603218: The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther
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ISBN 10 : 1641603216 ISBN 13 : 9781641603218
Editeur : Chicago Review Press, 2019

Synopsis

In an era of mounting law enforcement abuse and rising public defiance, The Assassination of Fred Hampton is more relevant than ever. Read the story of Black Panther activist Hampton’s murder by Chicago police and attorney Jeff Haas’s fight to bring the assassins to justice.

On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton’s fiancée. Deborah Johnson described how the police pulled her from the room as Fred lay unconscious on their bed. She heard one officer say, “He’s still alive.” She then heard two shots. A second officer said, “He’s good and dead now.”

She looked at Jeff and asked, “What can you do?” The Assassination of Fred Hampton remains Haas’s personal account of how he and People’s Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton’s assassins, ultimately prevailing over FBI stonewalling and unlimited government resources bent on hiding the conspiracy that led to Hampton’s death. Half a century later, Haas writes that there is still an urgent need for the revolutionary systemic changes Hampton was organizing to accomplish.

Not only a story of justice delivered, this book spotlights Hampton as a dynamic community leader and an inspiration for those still fighting against injustice and the brutality of law enforcement.

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À propos de l'auteur

Attorney Jeffrey Haas has spent his career working for justice. In 1969 he and three other lawyers set up the People's Law Office, whose clients included the Black Panthers, SDS, and other political activists. Haas went on to handle cases involving prisoners' rights, police torture, and the wrongfully accused. He continues to represent victims of police brutality.

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Éditeur
Chicago Review Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1641603216
ISBN 13 
9781641603218
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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