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COINTELPRO and the killing of Fred Hampton

Chicago police, acting on FBI COINTELPRO intelligence, kill the 21-year-old Black Panther leader in his bed.

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December 4, 1969
COINTELPRO and the killing of Fred Hampton
Chicago police, acting on FBI COINTELPRO intelligence, kill the 21-year-old Black Panther leader in his bed.

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