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Fred Hampton, age 21, was allegedly shot and killed by the Cook County State Attorneys Police, Chicago, Illinois, on December 4, 1969, when the police conducted a raid on the Black Panther Party (BPP) Headquarters located at 2337 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois. Also killed was BPP member Mark Clark, age 22. Six members of the BPP were wounded during this raid. United States Attorney General John Mitchell called for an investigation so that matters could be provided to a Federal Grand Jury.
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Keywords

  1. Assassination
  2. Black Militant Organizations
  3. Black Panther Party
  4. Black Power
  5. Chicago
  6. Civil Rights
  7. Civil Rights Movements
  8. Government
  9. Governmental Investigations
  10. History
  11. Illinois
  12. Police Brutality
  13. United States
  14. United States. Federal Bureau Of Investigation

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