2021

Can Fred Hampton’s 1969 killing explain two contemporary movements?

Civil Rights, Political History / By Mark Thomas

If you don’t know who Fred Hampton was, it’s probably not unintentional. It was on this date in 1969 that Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, two leaders of the Illinois Black Panthers, were killed by Chicago police officers during an early morning raid. Four other Black Panthers were seriously wounded. No police officers were shot. A …

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February in Black History-pt. 1

Labor History, On This Date... / By Mark Thomas

The first week While 2021’s theme for Black History Month is, The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity, the month of February has its own thesis. The first week of February includes the anniversaries of three crucial events in history. The Greensboro, North Carolina sit-in began on that date in 1960. Another dates back to …

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