Summary of Jeffrey Haas's The Assassination of Fred Hampton

Download or read book Summary of Jeffrey Haas's The Assassination of Fred Hampton written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-16T22:59:00Z with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Fred Hampton, the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, spoke at a church in Chicago in August 1969. He said, I’m free. I went down to the prison in Menard, thinking we were the vanguard, but down there I got down on my knees and listened and learned from the people. I went down to the valley and picked up the beat of the people. #2 I was eventually asked to be a part of the movement, and I obliged. I became a lawyer for the movement, and I loved it. I was speaking in a quieter voice: I believe I was born not to die in a car wreck or slipping on a piece of ice, but I’m going to be able to die doing the things I was born for. #3 I was born in 1942, in Atlanta. My father, Joseph Haas, was the attorney for the Southern Regional Council, a civic organization concerned with racial inequalities in the South. He worked with civil rights organizers to implement the 1965 Voting Rights Act. #4 I was raised by blacks, as my mother worked with the Atlanta Committee for International Visitors to host African delegations. I learned how to plow behind our mule, Boley, and address her with the commands gee and haw to get her to turn right or left.