Fred Hampton Quotes


We say that we will work with anybody and form a coalition with anybody that has revolution on their mind.


Citations

Hampton, Fred. "Power Anywhere Where There's People." The Black Panthers Speak, edited by Philip S. Foner, J. B. Lippincott, 1970, p. 140.

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Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton
  • Born: August 30, 1948
  • Died: December 4, 1969
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Activist, Revolutionary

Fredrick Allen Hampton was an American activist, Marxist-Leninist and revolutionary socialist. He came to prominence in Chicago as chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (BPP), and deputy chairman of the national BPP. In this capacity, he founded the Rainbow Coalition, a prominent multicultural political organization that initially included the Black Panthers, Young Patriots, and the Young Lords, and an alliance among major Chicago street gangs to help them end infighting and work for social change.