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==Death of Black Panther Member Fred Hampton, December 1969==
My Contribution- When Fred Hampton was killed in a 1969 raid on the headquarters of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Part, in what was believed to be an assanisation orchestrated by Federal agents and city leaders, who feared that Hampton's influence could lead to an armed uprising by the city's most disenfranchised residents. <ref name=''Berger''> Berger, Dan (2006). ''Outlaws of America: The Weather Underground and the Politics of Solidarity'', p.119. AK Press, Oakland,CA. </ref> The Weather Underground Organization, which was an outgrowth of Students for a Democratic Society [SDS], the largest U.S. organization of radical students in the 1960's <ref name = ''Berger'' p.5/>, took the death of Fred Hampton very seriously. His brutal murder left Weather more convinced than ever that the U.S. governemnt was at war against its own people and that they needed to fight back. <ref> Green, Sam and Rudd, Mark. [http://upstatefilms.org/weather/sandiego.html ''Film Director and Group Veteran Discuss The Weather Underground''], ''SAN DIEGO INDEPENDENT MEDIA CENTER''. Retrieved on 2010-05-01.</ref>
The members of the Weather Underground Organization had seen and experienced police brutality, not only in Chicago but elsewhere. However, Fred Hampton's murder was signifcant. According to David Gilbert, a WUO member, "It was the murder of Fred Hampton more than any other factor that compelled us to feel [that] we had to take up armed struggle."<ref name = ''Berger'' p.5/> His murder signaled a time to on to other forms of struggle<ref name = ''Berger'' p.120/>, and provided one more reason to pursue a revolutionary agenda.<ref>Haas, Jeffrey(2010). ''The Assassination of Fred Hampton: How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther.''p. 113. Lawrence Hill Books, Chicago.</ref> In March 1970, Weather issued a "Declaration of a State of War" against the United States government, using the first time its new name, the "Weather Underground Organization" (WUO). [Assuming fake identities, and pledging to pursue covert activities.] The Weather Underground went on to claim...
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