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dec 4, 1969 - Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther party, is shot and killed by police during a raid.

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A federal grand jury refutes the police's defense that they shot Hampton only in self-defense, but no one is ever indicted for Hampton's killing.

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Legal events of the civil rights movement.

ByTyler Behrens

4 Apr 2023

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dec 4, 1969

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~ 55 years ago

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