The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther (Revised) (Paperback)
by Jeffrey Haas
Description
Read the story behind the award-winning film Judas and the Black Messiah.
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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.
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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 unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy. Fifty years later, Haas writes that there is still an urgent need for the revolutionary systemic changes Hampton was organizing to accomplish.
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Not only a story of justice delivered, this book spotlights Hampton as a dynamic community leader and an inspiration for those in the ongoing fight against injustice and police brutality.
About the Author
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.
Product Details
Category: Memoir
Language: English
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
ISBN-10: 1641603216
ISBN-13: 978-1641603218
Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books
Date Published: November 05, 2019
Pages: 400
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