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History & social studies teachers, something tells me that students are going to be asking questions about Fred Hampton and the history of the Black Panthers in the next week or so. Here is a short thread of resources you might want to use when they ask. Please add to the list.
A fantastic short @TEDTalks from Dr. Curtis Austin, The Real Story of the Black Panther Party. A really good intro with a focus on Fred Hampton, his assassination, and his legacy. https://www.ted.com/talks/curtis_austin_the_real_story_of_the_black_panther_party/transcript?language=en
A libguide from @HowardUniv School of Law Library on the history of the Black Panthers with links to important court cases including Hanrahan v. Hampton https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/bpp
@BlackPastOnline has a really good concise biography of Fred Hampton. Perfect for when that student asks you as they are on their way out the door (real or virtual) before watching the film. https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/hampton-fred-1948-1969/
@MidnoirCowboy of the @chicagotribune discusses Hampton's life in the context of the new film in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ captures the death of Fred Hampton, still a controversy 50 years later https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-judas-black-messiah-fred-hampton-0207-20210209-n77w5m7khbbk3l2yhelxfop6iq-story.html
"In 1969, charismatic Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton was killed in a hail of gunfire. 50 years later, the fight against police brutality continues" is @MidnoirCowboy long and tremendous article written at the 50th anniversary of Hampton's assignation https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-black-panthers-raid-fred-hampton-50-years-20191203-kbzgztrvtfh7tp7x4ggtvhncpm-story.html
In "50 Years Ago Today, Police Murdered Fred Hampton. His Activism Lives On" @ClaudiaStellar in @truthout interviews Flint Taylor one of the founding lawyers in the People’s Law Office. PLO lead the legal fight to bring justice in the case against the CPD https://truthout.org/articles/50-years-ago-today-police-murdered-fred-hampton-his-activism-lives-on/
"COINTELPRO: Teaching the FBI’s War on the Black Freedom Movement" is a teaching activity from @ZinnEdProject https://www.zinnedproject.org/materials/cointelpro-teaching-fbis-war-black-freedom-movement/
"Fred Hampton: Vanguard Revolutionary" from @USNatArchives includes links to government records on Hampton and the Black Panthers and a video of a talk by filmmaker @StanleyNelson1, director of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution …https://rediscovering-black-history.blogs.archives.gov/2019/12/04/fred-hampton-vanguard-revolutionary/
The 2016 article,"Why the Black Panthers Matter Today" by @YohuruWilliams in @theprogressive connects the history of the BP to the Black Lives Matter Movement. A great text to read w/ students to connect the legacy of the Panthers to contemporary activism. https://progressive.org/dispatches/black-panthers-matter-today-Williams-161027/
A couple books..."The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution" by @YohuruWilliams & Bryan Shih is a gorgeous collection of photos & interview with members of the Black Panthers. Perfect to use with students to begin a research project.
The ultimate survey of the history of the Black Panthers with a ton of excellent material on Fred Hampton is Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin's "Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party."
Many years ago, as an undergrad at @RutgersU, I was able to see Fred Hampton Sr's widow Akua Njeri speak. It was an evening I will forever cherish. Njeri and her and Hampton's son, Fred Hampton Jr. will be speaking at an fundraising event tomorrow evening. https://twitter.com/nikkivpraze/status/1359578529852084225?s=20
‘“Judas and the Black Messiah’ delivers justice for Fred Hampton. Thank those he left behind” by @sonaiyak in the @latimes discusses the instrumental roles Fred Hampton’s widow Akua Njeri and son Fred Hampton Jr. played in making the film https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-02-12/judas-and-the-black-messiah-fred-hampton-legacy
The Marxists Internet Archive has a collection of Fred Hampton’s speeches. https://www.marxists.org/archive/hampton/index.htm
The Film Group's powerful 1971 documentary The Murder of Fred Hampton is available to stream for free at the @ChiFilmArchives website (with an excellent short background essay on the film) http://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/pres-projects/the-murder-of-fred-hampton-1971
An interview with Fred Hampton by Chicago’s ABC news. In the video, Hampton discusses differences with The Weathermen as well as the work of the Black Panthers in Chicago and nationally.
Consider donating to the Save the Hampton House gofundme. It would be wonderful to have a museum that curated all of this vital history! https://gofund.me/12ffb721
