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

Haas, Jeffrey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1641603216 ISBN 13 : 9781641603218

Editeur : Chicago Review Press, 2019

Synopsis

On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton's fiancée. She 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?"" Fifty years later, Haas finds that there is still an urgent need for the revolutionary systemic changes Hampton was organizing to accomplish. With a new prologue discussing what has changed—and what has not— 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 unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy. Not only a story of justice delivered, the book puts Hampton in the spotlight as a dynamic community leader and an inspiration for those in the ongoing fight against injustice and police brutality.

A propos du livre

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Chicago Review Press
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1641603216
• ISBN 13: 9781641603218
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible