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No amount of money could erase the pain of Fred's death or the echoes of trauma that haunted them all for the rest of their lives. Like Muhammad Ali and many other black power activists in the 1960s and 70s, Deborah changed what she called her slave name and started going by Akua Njeri. Akua went on to become an activist and an author. She taught Fred Jr.

about his father's mission, the cause he was killed for, In 2021, the mother and son raised the funds to buy and restore Hampton Senior's boyhood home in Maywood, Illinois. The goal was to grant the building landmark status and to refurbish it as a museum. In the end, it became much more than that.

about his father's mission, the cause he was killed for, In 2021, the mother and son raised the funds to buy and restore Hampton Senior's boyhood home in Maywood, Illinois. The goal was to grant the building landmark status and to refurbish it as a museum. In the end, it became much more than that.

It served as a community meeting place and education center, a place where like-minded people could come together and study Hampton's mission. A little more than a year later, on September 4th, 2023, Akua and her son returned to the site where Fred Sr. was shot and killed at 2337 West Monroe Street. But this time, they were accompanied by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. He proclaimed that Fred Sr.

It served as a community meeting place and education center, a place where like-minded people could come together and study Hampton's mission. A little more than a year later, on September 4th, 2023, Akua and her son returned to the site where Fred Sr. was shot and killed at 2337 West Monroe Street. But this time, they were accompanied by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. He proclaimed that Fred Sr.

's birthday, August 30th, would now be known as Chairman Fred Hampton Day in the city of Chicago. When Mayor Johnson handed Akua the proclamation, she wept as the crowd began to chant, Long live Chairman Fred. Follow Redacted Declassified Mysteries on the Wondery app, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

's birthday, August 30th, would now be known as Chairman Fred Hampton Day in the city of Chicago. When Mayor Johnson handed Akua the proclamation, she wept as the crowd began to chant, Long live Chairman Fred. Follow Redacted Declassified Mysteries on the Wondery app, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

You can listen to every episode of Redacted early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Before you go, tell us about yourself by completing a short survey at wondery.com slash survey. From Ballin Studios and Wondery, this is Redacted Declassified Mysteries, hosted by me, Luke LaManna. A quick note about our stories.

You can listen to every episode of Redacted early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Before you go, tell us about yourself by completing a short survey at wondery.com slash survey. From Ballin Studios and Wondery, this is Redacted Declassified Mysteries, hosted by me, Luke LaManna. A quick note about our stories.

We do a lot of research, but some details and scenes are dramatized. We used many different sources for our show, but we especially recommend The Assassination of Fred Hampton, How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther in by Jeffrey Haas, interviews with Deborah published by Washington University in St. Louis, and articles in Slate, Esquire, and the Village Free Press.

We do a lot of research, but some details and scenes are dramatized. We used many different sources for our show, but we especially recommend The Assassination of Fred Hampton, How the FBI and the Chicago Police Murdered a Black Panther in by Jeffrey Haas, interviews with Deborah published by Washington University in St. Louis, and articles in Slate, Esquire, and the Village Free Press.

This episode was written by Aaron Land. Sound design by Ryan Potesta. Our producers are Christopher B. Dunn and John Reed. Our associate producers and researchers are Sarah Vytack and Teja Pelikonda. Fact-checking by Brian Ponant. For Ballin Studios, our head of production is Zach Levitt. Script editing by Scott Allen. Our coordinating producer is Samantha Collins.

This episode was written by Aaron Land. Sound design by Ryan Potesta. Our producers are Christopher B. Dunn and John Reed. Our associate producers and researchers are Sarah Vytack and Teja Pelikonda. Fact-checking by Brian Ponant. For Ballin Studios, our head of production is Zach Levitt. Script editing by Scott Allen. Our coordinating producer is Samantha Collins.

Production support by Avery Siegel. Produced by me, Luke LaManna. Executive producers are Mr. Ballin and Nick Witters. For Wondery, our head of sound is Marcelino Villalpando. Senior producers are Loredana Palavoda, Dave Schilling, and Rachel Engelman. Senior managing producer is Nick Ryan. Managing producer is Olivia Fonte. Executive producers are Aaron O'Flaherty and Marshall Louis. For Wondery.

Production support by Avery Siegel. Produced by me, Luke LaManna. Executive producers are Mr. Ballin and Nick Witters. For Wondery, our head of sound is Marcelino Villalpando. Senior producers are Loredana Palavoda, Dave Schilling, and Rachel Engelman. Senior managing producer is Nick Ryan. Managing producer is Olivia Fonte. Executive producers are Aaron O'Flaherty and Marshall Louis. For Wondery.

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While most Americans were at home cheering on the heavily promoted fight of the century between boxers Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Bob Williamson was focused on something else entirely. That's because at around 11 p.m. on March 8, 1971, the 20-year-old activist was breaking into the offices of the FBI in Media, Pennsylvania. Bob quietly shimmied through a partially open side door.

While most Americans were at home cheering on the heavily promoted fight of the century between boxers Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Bob Williamson was focused on something else entirely. That's because at around 11 p.m. on March 8, 1971, the 20-year-old activist was breaking into the offices of the FBI in Media, Pennsylvania. Bob quietly shimmied through a partially open side door.

Then he carefully slid two large suitcases through the opening, too. Once he was inside, he looked around the room. His heart pounded in his ears as he imagined an FBI agent seated at one of the desks, waiting to arrest him. But the only other people he saw were his three accomplices who had gone in ahead of him. They had been planning their heist for months.