Fred Hampton's Illinois Childhood Home Designated Historical Landmark
Fred Hampton's Illinois Childhood Home Designated Historical Landmark
The iconic Black Panther Party Chicago leader was shot and killed during a 1969 police raid of his Maywood home.
By Paul Meara
Iconic civil rights and Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton’s childhood home in Illinois has been designated as a historical landmark.
According to WGN, organizers of the Save The Hampton House initiative, led by Hampton’s son and mother, announced that the Maywood Village Board voted to recognize the house as a historical landmark.
The new designation is part of an effort to have the Black Panther Party and Black liberation movement represented. Organizers are reportedly planning to transform the site into a place where the works of the Black Panther Party can be displayed.
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The iconic Black Panther Party Chicago leader was shot and killed during a 1969 police raid of his Maywood home.
By Paul Meara
Iconic civil rights and Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton’s childhood home in Illinois has been designated as a historical landmark.
According to WGN, organizers of the Save The Hampton House initiative, led by Hampton’s son and mother, announced that the Maywood Village Board voted to recognize the house as a historical landmark.
The new designation is part of an effort to have the Black Panther Party and Black liberation movement represented. Organizers are reportedly planning to transform the site into a place where the works of the Black Panther Party can be displayed.
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