Chairman Fred Hampton and the Legacy of the Rainbow Coalition
By Black Whole Admin
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October 18, 2026
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History & Scholarship
How a 21-year-old leader organized across racial and class boundaries in Chicago, 1969.
In 1969, Fred Hampton achieved what COINTELPRO feared most: building genuine solidarity among Black Panthers, Puerto Rican Young Lords, and poor white Young Patriots. In Fred Hampton: Power to the People, we chronicle the strategy, heart, and primary documents behind this revolutionary coalition.