It’s around 7:00 A.M. on December 4, 1969, and attorney Jeff Haas is in a police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton’s fiancée. She is describing 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 looks at Jeff and asks, “What can you do ”
The Assassination of Fred Hampton is 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 a new light as a dynamic community leader and an inspiration in the fight against injustice.
| Introduction 1969: The Year of No Return |
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Part I: Rendezvous with Death |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (9) |
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Young Fred Hampton, an Early Activist |
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Chicago, Becoming a Lawyer |
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21 | (6) |
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Fred and the Rise of the Panthers |
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27 | (6) |
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33 | (10) |
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Struggle in the Streets---PLO Begins |
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72 | (11) |
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Part II: Exposing the Murder |
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The Battle for Hearts and Minds |
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Farewell to a Revolutionary |
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Part III: The FBI's Clandestine Operation |
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173 | (9) |
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182 | (6) |
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On the Trail of Cointelpro |
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192 | (11) |
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203 | (10) |
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Number One on the ``Hit'' Parade |
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Part IV: Injustice on Trial |
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233 | (6) |
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239 | (6) |
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245 | (6) |
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300 | (14) |
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314 | (9) |
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323 | (26) |
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325 | (5) |
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330 | (7) |
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| Epilogue |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Glossary |
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Jeffrey Haas is an attorney and cofounder of the People's Law Office, whose clients included the Black Panthers, Students for a Democratic Society, community activists, and a large number of those opposed to the Vietnam War. He has handled cases involving prisoners' rights, Puerto Rican nationalists, protestors opposed to human rights violations in Central America, police torture, and the wrongfully accused. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
