To believe he was like 21 years old, motivating and giving speeches. That’s a lot of charisma, belief and power a young man was able to influence on his people
I’m 19 years old rn. I’m born and raised in Dallas TX and I NEVER IN MY LIFE was taught about Fred Hampton and the impact he had on our society. It’s such a shame and injustice how he was done. He’s quickly jumped on the list of people I deeply admire and respect.
“…One thing about the men that's controlling the pen That write history, they always seem to white-out they sins Maybe we'll never see a black man in the White House again..” - Brackets - J.Cole
Bro don’t read none of those comments above. This has been happening for 466yrs and still counting yet they bring up China and Russia idk what countries they are from but America has commuted mass genocide to AA. And till this day it continues. Now it’s all over the world anti-blackness. Just alone America have slaughter over 500million AAs
I Gotta give my respect to my English Teacher who fought the school's curriculum to teach us about the death of Fred Hampton when I was in the 11th grade.
And I’m glad that this video recognized the anti-capitalist point of view that the party strongly held but yet seems to slip from the story telling of most movies and videos about the Panthers.
@@koalasquare2145 it's on wiki, I link it to people, they still don't believe it and say they need further research...I just believe the human brain is flawed and needs a couple more centuries to adapt to a functioning society at this point
I took a Black Power Movement class and we learned about the BPP and I swear it just made me angrier. The BPP was not a threat but was only deemed as a threat bc they did something that scared the US, which was unite oppressed groups together. Imagine what the rainbow coalition could’ve been today had Fred not been killed. The U.S thrives off of division because it makes it easier to control certain groups. That’s why things such as racism and classism exist.
@Jord The Canadian A deliberately underfunded school system, no doubt. We learn a watered down, Disney-version of the Civil Rights movement that's often brushed through quickly. Time is taken to give ourselves a pat on the back "because we're over it," and then it's time for the next chapter.
To be as fair as possible to the NRA, they supported gun control laws prior to the rise of the Black Panthers, and in fact explicitly disavowed gun wielding white supremacists during the civil rights era. The also supported gun control laws in the 1930s that prevented mail order guns and restricting the sale of actual machine guns.
@White lives matter straight man hahhahahhahahahaha! Worst hate groups in US history?! You're a robot right? Give me one lynching or assassination perpetrated by BLM. Are you aware of actual hate groups and their activities at all? Nope!
@@DrQuak First of all, the step that they took in 1930s to stop the sale of MGs, SMGs and mail order guns was to sheild the production of handguns from regulation and not some nobel cause, although the move was marketed as if it was to keep it out the hands of 'gangs'. Also the NRA didn't have any form of proper lobbying structure at that time. Now, disavowing white supremacists doesn't hold much water if you mirror white supremacist talking points in order to increase sale to your overwhelmingly white consumer base (a tactic which is used by the people who hold the highest positions in the company till this day.) So no, they hadn't actually pushed for gun reform prior to the rise of the Black Panther Party and their innovative outlook towards the 2nd Amendment.
It's not that they're too afraid to teach it - it's that they're not permitted to teach it by the US government. In the US, school syllabus is highly controlled and monitored by the government due to its dark history(and present). The more Americans that know the real truth about their own history the less patriots, which means less enrollment in the military. For such a warlike and militarised nation, this cannot do. It's the same with all imperialist countries like Britain and France. Education in these countries is highly selective, controlled and streamlined.
School breakfast is great way to improve academic performance. It's really hard to do math on an empty stomach, particularly the harder high school level math.
Fred Hampton was a year older than me when he was murdered, he really was a revolutionary, he had that energy in him, my dad made sure I knew about people like that, John Trudell, Russel Means, Arther Manuel, Leonard Peltier, the ones I look up to in our fight for equality and human rights, educate your mind, never surrender your spirit
A brilliant self educated black king that believed and fought for civil rights for the black, hispanic, and poor white ppl that did not set right for the so call elite in power of the general ppl.
They were hating on the Panthers because they we feeding the children you see after that they came with they free breakfast & medical murder program!!!
No history book told us this, but our parents did. Every single part. We all know this story very well in my culture and community. But our parents were called liars, terrorists etc. Many of us have relatives that were Black Panthers. We do know these stories and events. I loved the way this video was done. The true narrative. Not the spun one. Thank you for this 🙏🏾❤️
it says a lot when people support a black power, black nationalist, segregation supporting party that also supported north korea. replace black with white in any of those and people would see a huge issue in it. just like with malcolm x, anyone that puts black people first is seen as a hero, when if they got what they truly wanted, discrimination would still exist, just with them at the top
@@mangonel Cop: Shoots a white criminal Scot free Cop: Shoots a black criminal GUILTY... Also, neither one of the things you said are common occurrences.
The 2nd amendment isn't for the government. Why would they need it? Now imagine a bunch of white supremacists formed an armed militia. That's what the Black Panthers are.
There is no need to imagine... there are already plenty of white supremacists armed militias... Are you living under a rock? You know that the majority of domestic terrorism is committed by white supremacists against minorities?
Truly. As a kid he was already organizing his junior high school classmates. Very special human being. He really understood so much at such a man early age. His story deserves to be known, revered and emulated the world over wherever oppressed people are struggling.
Ok people, excuse, please be responsible and get you and your entire family vaccinated. President Biden wants at least 70% of all Americans vaccinated by July 4th! Together, we can defeat this pandemic!
Look man, most “murders” by police today aren’t murders, they have a reason and people blow it out of proportion. Today is far better than 50-60 years ago. Not to say that all killings caused by police aren’t the polices fault though.
@@s_e_t_z3248 It isn't as worse but there excuses haven't changed. For example Philando was a legal gun owner, Trayvon was walking home, Alton was selling Cds, George was buying cigarettes and all the time the officer "feared" for there lives. Don't matter what the story is there's won't change
It’s sickening how many ppl didn’t know about this until the movie came out. This is American history! This man was a true leader. Hoover hated this man soo much he had him killed. My dad was a black Panther and told me this history when I was younger and I always felt a way about this story. Let’s you know that peace isn’t apart of the agenda in this nation
My dad went through government agent training where they learn the tactics on how to take down groups the government doesn't like. He noticed how a lot of the tactics they taught him were tactics the government used to bring down the Black Panthers. He always told me and my brother that it was something he always struggled with as a black man.
the US used more resources in it's effort to take down the black panther party than they did to stop klan gatherings, which really goes to show how racist the country was (and still is)
The fact he was the same age as me when he was targeted and murdered by the state, and how impactful his legacy is, is just mind boggling... Imagine what could've been done had he had the chance to be alive to this day. Rest in power
This breaks my heart. I educate myself on our history, but geez I cry every time. All we wanted was to be able to live a life like everyone else. What happened to the black panthers after the 80s?
Government persecuted or killed any public identifying members claiming they were extremists. They were scared of black folk standing up for themselves
They were destabilized from CIA interventions and also internal disagreements. A lot of black panther defense groups initially meant to protect black communities from police brutality unfortunately seeded a lot of gangs and gang culture in black communities.
COINTELPRO used under cover operatives to disband the original groups to water them down to a controllable level having informants inside most if not all chapters.
Anything that is positive,for our people, is now critical race theory, keep us down at any cost , stay strong 💪 my brother and sister I I’m your keeper and you are mines
They couldn’t even define you what CRT is. It’s become a cursed word to them because they know their perfect image of this country would be tainted for their children despite racism being woven into this country’s history.
How can you lecture about anything you know nothing about? We know the pathway to success, why not teach other nations how to avoid the atrocities our country committed in the past?
@@memphispatriot what are you teaching china ??? china made its own success , infact its been more successful than america has ever been . yet yall criticise them on the smallest thing
Do you suppose the Government was afraid that gathering various people together would overthrow this Country,or did they fear embarrassment because people were coming together to try to solve problems?
Fred Hampton would have been one of the greatest and strongest Black leaders ever. A true Black patriot who loved his people and wanted the BEST for the Black community! Those racist pig cops assassinated him while he was SLEEPING and none of those PIG cops were charged!! State and government sponsored murder! Rest in strength Fred Hampton! Your memory will live on forever!!
i agree he was a very strong leader but you saying “patriot” is hilarious. This man literally was pushing socialism during the Cold War 😂 not to mention he was pro North Korea. Doesn’t sound very patriotic lol god rest his soul tho
@@CursxR0 he was a patriot in the true sense, he supported americans and believed in a united and egalitarian america, he was rightly against the american government
I grew up in Chicago and was blessed to have parents who were part of The Black Party and was honored to be in a program head by Fred Hampton Jr.All power to the people ✊✊✊✊✊
@@human3683, Black people are a relatively small part of the population, period. They're not called a "minority" for no reason. If it takes a quarter of the population to have a revolution, because Black people are only 13% of the population, that by default means they need white allies - and let's get real: White gun owners, including those in the NRA, hated the Black Panthers. When they say they're pro-2nd Amendment, they mean it only for white folks.
Fred Hampton is a man who used his life efficiently. Leading by 19, pushing revolutionary ideas in both senses of the word, rising to leader by 21 - and, though dead, that's quite a splash.
@@shark7n10 Come to Cuba, there they have socialism with with egalitarian poverty and inequality between politicians and citizens. Socialism in Cuba has NOT disappeared racial tensions, it has only hidden them from the world.
@@michellpolicarpio1021 Come to India we have parties with socialist ideals operating within a democratic framework that has succeeded in decreasing wealth inequalities at many sections of the society...There is more to communism than just failed places such as USSR and Venezuela...and also Cuba failed due to US imposing unnecessary sanctions and economic pressure without letting it to thrive...Look at Vietnam they are also proving themselves to be a rival to China even during the last few years
@@michellpolicarpio1021 just look at Germany, Denmark or Sweden. All more democratic, happier and with a higher standard of living than the US. At least in part due to democratic socialism.
@@michellpolicarpio1021 lol even with all the "poverty" they still have a lower infant mortality rate in Cuba than the US, despite the decades of sanctioning to try to make them poor. They still put their resources to smarter use and keep more of their babies alive than our great prosperous empire (the US) does.
America doesn't move forward, it pushes back. These aren't separate or disparate issues either, these issues and the injustices that perpetuate them are singular, they're global, and they stem from one specific struggle: it's class struggle, baby. Eat the rich
I did get what you mean but they were not kids anybody under the age of 18 is a kid I hate when people do that let's give them the respect of being younger adults that didn't carry themselves like children let's give them that respect of an adult that's how I personally see it they were not kids they were adults they may have been younger adults and no one can say how long someone is going to live for that they have their whole lives ahead of them because we can go at any time
One of my favorite books of all time. Even though John Perkins details his life in the book, there were moments I thought he fictionalized it. Like it's too outrageous to be reality.
class struggle is a common struggle. fred hampton was a real revolutionary. looking to fight ONLY the fight of race, the fight of sexism, the fight of homophobia will fix none of the underlying issues of a capitalist society. as he rightly said, racism is not the problem, but the excuse for a system that benefits from the opression of the masses. honor and glory to his figure
Honestly there were heroes for all groups. The Women had people who fought for them LGBTQ had their heroes. Fred Hampton did his good work and found issues that he wanted to help with.
I’m so angry to have never before been educated about this American hero. Mr. Hampton deserves to live on in how we view our country and the policies that shape it moving forward.
@@CursxR0 You’re referring to a well trained militia that bore arms to protect their constitutional rights. Your understanding of patriotism comes across as conveniently self-serving.
@@Daniel-gs9eh we need a revolution, people are suffering, and the system of capitalism is failing us, unless you are the top 1% capitalism isn’t working for you, you clearly saw what the video stated, and yet you still are ignorant to the fact that people are in need of change.
@@Daniel-gs9eh getting a job doesn’t mean things are going to change overnight, there’s still going to be racism, there’s still going to be oppression, and there’s still going to be a wealth disparity among the poor and the rich. Getting a job even if it’s minimum wage barley in the United States people can live off of what we call “a job”.
I had no idea about the assassination of Fred Hampton. The lengths the government have/will go to in order to halt equality still shock me (sometimes). Thanks for this informative video!
It's not the government as a whole: It's that there are people within the government who are willing to subvert whoever & whatever they can to keep the gravy train running for themselves. They know to cloak their true intentions enough to convince people to give them authority to propose & do things under the guise of, "It's us or them," & letting you think you're included in the "us" so you will turn a blind eye, but you're really included in the "them".
@@mjr697 because we're special. We just don't realize it as a whole. There's something in us. Something that the enemy admires but hates that we possess. But instead of carring about the enemy. We need to go back to loving eachother.
He could’ve became a great US president. If not he would’ve definitely became an influential politician. The FBI knew that and couldn’t let it happen. Either way he still is and always will be an important political figure.
Unfortunately, the black Panthers are a twisted she'll of it's former self. 40 years of killing and imprisoning it's leaders will do that to any organization
@@dipropraubha9434 They're exactly alike in that they're both being unfairly discredited in the same exact way: black supremacist goals, they want to destroy white people, inanely violent and destructive demonstrations, and general fear mongering and distortion disseminated to lose sympathy from the greater American public. What do you think Stop Asian Hate was about, or the viralization of videos and movements to directly counter BLM in 2020? It's simply cointelpro in the 21st century.
When people say racism does not exist… this happened only 60 or so years ago… millennials, this is our parent’s s generation. Most of those people are still alive today. Those same people still have that racist mindset. Let that sink in…
People are having the time of their life while torturing and mistreating you, trust me I know as I am going through that in France. A lot of people have no conscience and are full hatred, arrogance, entitlement and deep stupidity.
Can you imagine it's all races of poor people across the country got together and stood against this corrupt government. What would we achieve together.
@@coltonwilkie241Probably nothing? Maybe because it hasn’t been tried yet. The US is way better off if the entire system was replaced from the ground up, because it’s clear that the current system only prioritizes the war machine and the wealthy. I mean, look how much the US has funded Israel, who’s currently committing several human rights violations against the Palestinians while some citizens back home continue to have food insecurity. Companies are making record profits and CEOs are buying their 16th yacht while the middle class are struggling to put food on the table despite working 3 jobs. This system isn’t working, and it shows.
Nothing for black people. We tried that I. The 60s. Got civil rights and not even us who worked hard for those benefit from those fruits other races do more than us… so for black people ? Absolutely nothing
@@Nonamelol. he followed the law to a T and memorized every law that applied to him so he could prevent being wrongfully arrested. owning the tools to defend yourself rightfully by the law is not a crime. nor is encouraging the people affected by racial violence by police to legally defend themselves. but of course, you’ve never experienced that, and you can’t extend your mind to imagine even a fraction of that kind of oppression. would you say that same thing about those who fought for our country’s rights in the revolution?
@@Nonamelol. according to what law? Genuinely curious/uninformed. Is it different then when white supremacist groups nowadays march publicly with arms? I always assumed that was perfectly legal
@@aimless_aimer7936 Just look it up it’s not my job to educate you. If white supremacy groups are marching that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a militia.
So your hero is a Maoist you looked Upto Maoist china , a regime that is responsible for mass killings and the largest famine in human history . Ok comrade
@@kaavi1391 Capitalism is just as responsible for many death as Communism bro. All systems of governments have their flaws. Your argument is moronic at best.
You have rights don't you? You're able to work a job, earn a wage, buy property, eat the same food as others, drink the same water as others, go to the same restaurants as others. What exactly are you missing for you to be "treated as normal people"?
@@coltonwilkie241Say there’s a race, each lane is straight with even and equal surfaces. But at the start of the race, one of the competitors gets held down while the others went on ahead, and finally after got knows how long you finally release them. Is that a fair race?.
@@coltonwilkie241if I started a hot dog competition but held you away from the hot dog for 30 seconds then let go to let you eat the hot dog and you lose the competition can I then say it’s your fault you were too slow?
@@coltonwilkie241your entire point can be destroyed by using another group women. They can do all those things just like men but are you gonna tell me socially that women are treated the same as men?
I wrote a 10 page paper over this in my college honors history class and did a presentation over it, the whole class knew nothing about it. RIP Fred Hampton
No it doesn't. Those "poor" white appalachians were mostly Scots/Irish immigrants that got free land when they came to the US. Even the poor class has racial lines.
@@marilynmonheaux Eh, as long as the culture war rages on and partisanship remains high I don’t think you’re going to see any rainbow coalition for a long time.
This decade and the history of the Black Panthers I have found interesting. At 21, Fred Hampton was a threat to the U.S. government. They realized he was that powerful. I would recommend reading the autobiography of Assata Shakur. Even though I am not a black woman, I found myself identifying a lot with what she wrote. Very Powerful.
@@y.v.n.gvidsstuff1057 yea bc they are the fucjing police something that our tax dollars pay for. Imagine some random man takes over ur neighborhood with an armed militia and refuses to allow any police or paramedics in.
When somebody is found out to be guilty of committing and hiding evidence of a murder, we usually don’t care what their reasons were… unless it’s the Feds, then we’re subject to a plethora of excuses.
Probably getting myself put on a list by saying this but this is just another story which goes to show just how violent capitalism can be when it feels threatened by people wanting to take their power back into their own hands
Cause no one likes to be painted as th bad guy even when it's the truth. Cause excepting what's true means now those ppl have to see themselves differently
The question that follows that is, "Would it still be America, or would it have fallen into the control of other countries?" The only point I am trying to make here is that no matter what the topic is, you can't know the outcome, be it good or bad, until it has passed and it is time to pick up the pieces and see what is still standing and that goes for anything and everything that brings change about. I do think that our country could have been made better, but I don't know for sure the best way to achieve that and neither does any of the rest of the world until it is too late to go back and try again. RIP in any case...
@@epictales1307 I'm glad you can admit you don't know the best way to better our country. Fred, the black panthers, and countless other black activist did know how to better our country for the common people. That is why the U.S. government murdered them.
And the minimum wage would probably be closer to where the wage of the 60’s was adjusted to inflation. If you adjust the minimum wage of the sixties to inflation it means that American minimum wage should be about 22 dollars an hour. Yet companies cry to even pay 15.
I think the police can be reformed, but then I remember stuff like this and I realize that you can't reform something that is working as intended. Reforming something would imply that something is broken or needs to be fixed, but I truly believe that the police and prison systems in America are 100% working as they were designed to work. The whole system needs to be thrown out and redesigned from the ground up.
@@VivoZzz I think they were implying that the police system is "working as intended" because they weren't really about protecting people from the start
@@cosmicowmix7154 yup. Supreme Court says its just a fancy motto. They aren't required to protect or serve the people the swore an oath to protect and serve.
You don't need to reform the police. The police is not here to help the oppressed. The oppressed must organize themselves and build solidarity for their own emancipation.
I was not taught any of this. I am a senior in college and I’ve never learned about it until now. I study sociology, which is the study of society and people within them/ issues within the world. I am shocked and sad. Please continue to learn outside of school!
@@rqche6689 What places? In what places are Christians oppressed by "radical atheists" in any way shape or form equivalent to Black people in the 1960? Give me literally any example of a place in which that is happening.
How would school implement any teaching? Obedience and credulity are in its dna. Even more considering history classes. Self-teaching is the best way to know and understand.
They're afraid to. They don't want our black children getting any ideas, they don't want a new Black Panther party to start up. And if anyone thinks black lives matter was ANYTHING like the Black Panther movement, they're nuts.
All power to the people. My dad, uncles, and aunts used to go and get free breakfast at the People's Free Food Program which was ran by the Black Panthers when they first moved to the west side of Chicago from Alabama in the early 70s. They also participated in what was called "survival programs" where the black panthers would provide transportation to my uncles and drive them to work. My dad and family were dirt poor when they first moved up here. The programs were a life line and helped them get on their feet. If it wasn't for the party my dad would've starved.
Being 21 myself I can only imagine what someone my age was experiencing being constantly maligned by there own government and eventually murdered in there bed for demanding basic human rights.
The BPP did not see Canada as a "socialist" society... they were anti-capitalist Maoists. Whether Maoism should be our ideal is a different conversation, but this clearly whitewashes Hampton's and the Black Panthers' radicalism.
This video definitely rubbed me the wrong way when it came to talk about the Black Panther Party’s socialist ideals. The video paints it like they were advocating for something like Bernie’s “democratic socialism” (social democracy) when that just isn’t true.
@@__hazel. Yeah they still whitewash black revolutionaries somewhat in these videos because just about all of them were staunchly anti-capitalist and truly believed in transcending race to achieve class solidarity.
Absolutely! They also conveniently left out that many Black Panthers fled to Cuba for political asylum and that’s basically what happened to the last Black Panthers in the late 70s.
Due to McCarthyism, a lot of Americans think anything left of Mussolini is socialism. Having basic social programs that literally every other rich nation has is socialism to them. It's sad because the indoctrination is so deep that even many poor Americans will reject the idea of introducing more social benefits because that's communism/socialism. Many don't even know what those words mean, they just know it's bad and 'unamerican'.
Most Americans never leave the country and the only concept of any other country is from the internet or tv Very important to understand when interacting with my people , the average worker can not afford a typical summer vacation most developed countries educated workers go on
@@jjcoola998 Save it, America is the one percent & the one percent has no interest in the rest of the pyramid so stop acting like the rest of the world is utopia when America is the Utopia
Those faces made by the police when they were carrying Fred's body is SO disgusting. It literally summarized how terrible and scary the discrimination in America during that time. Edit: These replies really informed me about this. I really thought that this whole situation is now getting worked upon little by little. Turns out, it is still the same.
The mere fact that free breakfast programs are still needed shows how great of a problem there is. It is a winner take all economy and society now more than it has been since the rise (and subsequent fall) of labor movements of the early 20th century.
@@jjcoola998 I taught after school programs in Akron and Kalamazoo and the kids that were in the programs essentially had to be there because their parents or single parent were still working obviously. The kids always also got an after school meal, which is think is great. But the fact subsidized meals are even required just shows how depressed wages are for a huge segment of society. But you know the old saying; Welfare for the rich and large corporations and rugged individualism for everyone else.
Incredible. I don’t live in Illinois, I live and was born in Puerto Rico but these stories about political change fascinate me. Young lords, black panthers, are so jaw dropping especially considering how young these folk are
This is the first time I'm hearing of this story and to the extant of the black panther party's positive affect on struggling communities. It's a real shame but I hope that I can continue learning about stories like this and participating in the movements and messages people put their lives on the line for.
I think the difference... major difference actually, between the movements of the 60s and now is current movements have no actual aims/goals. unless you count making people "feel" like they're doing something. keep that in mind while you're participating!
I never knew about the actual work he did to support his communities, I was just told by my father that the party protested violently. Just seeing this video put everything in a new light
I learned about this recently when I went into a deep dive learning about the BPP and I’m surprised (but also not) that things like this aren’t a part of school curriculum bc it’s common knowledge
Because if they were to teach the truth, they know that people would not stand for the status quo today. A thorough and honest understanding of history in just the last 100 years would radicalise anybody to fight against the system.
He was trying to bring all the oppressed together to fight the power - his fatal sin against the establishment. May his soul rest in piece and his memory remain in the minds of the people.
To believe he was like 21 years old, motivating and giving speeches. That’s a lot of charisma, belief and power a young man was able to influence on his people
Who?
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A lot of black leaders were assassinated
Martin Luther and Malcolm X too
I was entranced by his speech throughout the video! If only he lived longer, he'll be America's equivalent of Mandela or Gandhi
@@gogertonherface5849 sad
I’m 19 years old rn. I’m born and raised in Dallas TX and I NEVER IN MY LIFE was taught about Fred Hampton and the impact he had on our society. It’s such a shame and injustice how he was done. He’s quickly jumped on the list of people I deeply admire and respect.
2022 VISION...YOU KNOW THEY HIDE OUR HISTORY TO KEEP US IN THE DARK 🤷♂️
Same here, imagine all the other things we don’t know about
“…One thing about the men that's controlling the pen
That write history, they always seem to white-out they sins
Maybe we'll never see a black man in the White House again..” - Brackets - J.Cole
Not to be funny but where you were raised, in the US south is a huge part of why it wasn't taught... Glad you are learning now. Don't Stop Here ❤️
Yeah I'm a social studies teacher in Texas
As much as I wanted to teach this, the school district won't allow it
I like how this country is quick to label to call out other nations for human rights violations, but what happens on US soil is really no different.
Have you heard what’s been going on in china and qutar and you compare that to the USA
Bro don’t read none of those comments above. This has been happening for 466yrs and still counting yet they bring up China and Russia idk what countries they are from but America has commuted mass genocide to AA. And till this day it continues. Now it’s all over the world anti-blackness. Just alone America have slaughter over 500million AAs
@@danielpreseley2921 it’s just white folk getting on their knees for their government, don’t worry we weren’t paying them any mind😂😂😂
@Saitama _ Can you said that without mentioning Russia or China first?
@@niceguysanders2800 Exactly
The fact that they were considered radical for litteral BARE MINIMUM social policies is ridiculous
It still kindof feels like it today. At least it's not as vsd
They are using the same tactics now for Antifa and Stop Cop City organizers
They were very radical in the sense that they were anti-capitalist
@@noahelbaraka1893and black and armed!
@@handsfortoothpicks no? Vsd?
The Black Panther Party has to be one of the most misrepresented and underrated organisations in American history
@Thato Mogale it is and was, but the modern day variation is a far cry from the organization my Uncles and older cousins were a part of.
Aah yes, the very party that physically tortured their own members and raided a government building with guns
This video misrepresents Fred as some sort of aoc figure, when really he was much closer to Mao Zedong or Che Guevara
@@rithvikmuthyalapati9754 the same government that never fixed the issues of the poor and black? Yeah
@@cottonball5499 nah they didn’t, they clearly stated how Fred is an anti capitalist revolutionary who works for and with the people, that’s not aoc.
I Gotta give my respect to my English Teacher who fought the school's curriculum to teach us about the death of Fred Hampton when I was in the 11th grade.
What about the death of George Lincoln Rockwell?
Good on your teacher!
And I’m glad that this video recognized the anti-capitalist point of view that the party strongly held but yet seems to slip from the story telling of most movies and videos about the Panthers.
in English? wouldnt that be more of an American History thing?
@@Kaotix_music it was a homework after we read Malcolm X book, none of my history teachers taught us that.
We don’t know the half of what is done by the government to the people. Thank you for highlighting this issue.
Wikipedia has a list of every country that the CIA has admitted that it couped. It's a long list.
@@koalasquare2145 it's on wiki, I link it to people, they still don't believe it and say they need further research...I just believe the human brain is flawed and needs a couple more centuries to adapt to a functioning society at this point
@World Class They, bribed politicians in my country to send our troops to Iraq, not so different from the ways KGB worked
Yoo batman!
@@trasher84 Probably because Wikipedia isn't always the most reliable
I took a Black Power Movement class and we learned about the BPP and I swear it just made me angrier. The BPP was not a threat but was only deemed as a threat bc they did something that scared the US, which was unite oppressed groups together. Imagine what the rainbow coalition could’ve been today had Fred not been killed. The U.S thrives off of division because it makes it easier to control certain groups. That’s why things such as racism and classism exist.
There were good points and bad points about the bpp. They definitely weren't saints like this video seems to make out
@rjr you knew some of them personally?
@@RJR1787 what where the bad and the good in your opinion expound
Anything other pale, is deemed a THREAT...
divide & conquer has always been the tactic in, everrrrything... 🤨
@@JaimeareRainey o.k. compared to paleness...
This really should be in American history, especially for high school kids as Chairman Fred was only 21 at the height of his power
@@firstlast9731 I think they mean in history books
Well they were domestic terrorist similar to antifa/blm today
@@tacomonkey222 imagine watching this video and knowing what happened only to call Fred Hampton a terrorist. You're ludicrous.
@Jord The Canadian A deliberately underfunded school system, no doubt. We learn a watered down, Disney-version of the Civil Rights movement that's often brushed through quickly. Time is taken to give ourselves a pat on the back "because we're over it," and then it's time for the next chapter.
@White lives matter straight man Awww... I'm glad he made you feel inferior.
Remember the only time when the NRA called for gun reform? I do, it was when the Panthers demonstrated with guns. ✊🏽✊🏽
To be as fair as possible to the NRA, they supported gun control laws prior to the rise of the Black Panthers, and in fact explicitly disavowed gun wielding white supremacists during the civil rights era. The also supported gun control laws in the 1930s that prevented mail order guns and restricting the sale of actual machine guns.
@White lives matter straight man hahhahahhahahahaha! Worst hate groups in US history?! You're a robot right? Give me one lynching or assassination perpetrated by BLM. Are you aware of actual hate groups and their activities at all? Nope!
@@DrQuak First of all, the step that they took in 1930s to stop the sale of MGs, SMGs and mail order guns was to sheild the production of handguns from regulation and not some nobel cause, although the move was marketed as if it was to keep it out the hands of 'gangs'. Also the NRA didn't have any form of proper lobbying structure at that time. Now, disavowing white supremacists doesn't hold much water if you mirror white supremacist talking points in order to increase sale to your overwhelmingly white consumer base (a tactic which is used by the people who hold the highest positions in the company till this day.) So no, they hadn't actually pushed for gun reform prior to the rise of the Black Panther Party and their innovative outlook towards the 2nd Amendment.
@@oakinwol bruh no use trying to reason with such creatures... You should talk to David, He's cordial and is atleast having a civil discussion.
@White lives matter straight man name one killing by BLM "terrorists"
This is history schools are too afraid to teach, yet it's so important.
*schools. no apostrophe :)
@@ianism3 really dude
@@obtusemooose I mean, they're right. School's is talking about one specific school, schools is talking about all schools in general.
It's not that they're too afraid to teach it - it's that they're not permitted to teach it by the US government. In the US, school syllabus is highly controlled and monitored by the government due to its dark history(and present). The more Americans that know the real truth about their own history the less patriots, which means less enrollment in the military. For such a warlike and militarised nation, this cannot do. It's the same with all imperialist countries like Britain and France. Education in these countries is highly selective, controlled and streamlined.
In the US i guess
Imagine all the generations of children who benefit from free breakfast, myself included, who aren't taught in school where that program came from.
School breakfast is great way to improve academic performance. It's really hard to do math on an empty stomach, particularly the harder high school level math.
I didn’t know the panthers did that
Do you also pray to Steve Jobs for your portable phone?
@@coolorphans Stop being edgy and grow up.
Stop being dishonest. Grow up kid.@@Juice834
Fred Hampton was a year older than me when he was murdered, he really was a revolutionary, he had that energy in him, my dad made sure I knew about people like that, John Trudell, Russel Means, Arther Manuel, Leonard Peltier, the ones I look up to in our fight for equality and human rights, educate your mind, never surrender your spirit
A brilliant self educated black king that believed and fought for civil rights for the black, hispanic, and poor white ppl that did not set right for the so call elite in power of the general ppl.
Are you using the information to inspire others?
Love John Trudell. Love Russell Means. His son is doing great things as an actor
He looked up to Mao Zedong and Lenin. He was based.
When the OPPRESSOR have to stand before Great God Almighty Jesus Christ, what will they say??🎤
That picture of the white cops smiling after they killed Fred Hampton made me so upset. That is just pure injustice.
Evil. Pure evil
Who?
@@gogertonherface5849 The Police
@@nicholasmassengale8649 don't fall for it, they just reply with 'cares' real mature
@@nicholasmassengale8649 cares.
I had free breakfast almost every weekday growing up. It was the work of these people that fed me.
I had a sorority sister that used to bring her 1st grade students food after she found one of them in a closet eating a box of chalk.
They were hating on the Panthers because they we feeding the children you see after that they came with they free breakfast & medical murder program!!!
Oh that is wonderful
No history book told us this, but our parents did. Every single part. We all know this story very well in my culture and community. But our parents were called liars, terrorists etc. Many of us have relatives that were Black Panthers. We do know these stories and events.
I loved the way this video was done. The true narrative. Not the spun one.
Thank you for this 🙏🏾❤️
who says they told you the truth most Radicals lie and deny reality
it says a lot when people support a black power, black nationalist, segregation supporting party that also supported north korea. replace black with white in any of those and people would see a huge issue in it.
just like with malcolm x, anyone that puts black people first is seen as a hero, when if they got what they truly wanted, discrimination would still exist, just with them at the top
if they want segregation, they should go to africa, it's already segregated and they support segregation there
in the end, people don't actually care about segregation, they just don't want white people to have their own things
@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj You have it twisted, friend. We just want equality
Government: we need the 2nd ammendment
Black Panthers: we do too
Government: No
No
@@mangonel
Cop: Shoots a white criminal
Scot free
Cop: Shoots a black criminal
GUILTY...
Also, neither one of the things you said are common occurrences.
The 2nd amendment isn't for the government. Why would they need it? Now imagine a bunch of white supremacists formed an armed militia. That's what the Black Panthers are.
There is no need to imagine... there are already plenty of white supremacists armed militias... Are you living under a rock? You know that the majority of domestic terrorism is committed by white supremacists against minorities?
Why would terrorist groups be allowed freedom?
It disgusts me how the police officers smiled when they moved his body out of his apartment
Totally disgusting.
Very disgusting and disturbing.
The saddest part is that it's not surprising
Those creatures were proud of what they did. It feels like those smiles were "Yep cry about it"
Pure Evil
NRA: Openly carrying guns is an American right!
Black Panther Party: ok
NRA: No, not like that!
Let's not forget, this was the FBI and CIA. Why are we not protesting in front of their offices????
I guess they don't/didn't consider them Americans?
Facts!
The NRA can go rot in a hole, GOA is where its at
As someone who leans right I’ve talked to people in the NRA about this they said they had every right to defend themselves 💀
The pain we have suffered as a people breaks my heart every time. People are wicked to the core.
You mean white folks ????? Who tf you talkin bout
Are you black ????
Yeah you would think that would bring us closer
Your people had it lucky compared to mine
the lengths people will go to remain at the top of someone or something is extremely terrifying
Fred Hampton is truly a hero of mine. What a role model for all young people.
Look how popular that comment is.
Truly. As a kid he was already organizing his junior high school classmates.
Very special human being. He really understood so much at such a man early age.
His story deserves to be known, revered and emulated the world over wherever oppressed people are struggling.
Ok people, excuse, please be responsible and get you and your entire family vaccinated. President Biden wants at least 70% of all Americans vaccinated by July 4th! Together, we can defeat this pandemic!
Facts ✊🏿
@Skoorb Notlih does that make you a supporter of a murder
"We're going to fight racism not with racism, but we're going to fight it with solidarity." - Fred Hampton (7:30)
Powerful words…
He also said we're not gonna fight capitalism with Black capitalism, we're gonna fight capitalism with socialism - also key to that quote.
That's the kind of talk people in power really don't like to hear.
Exxcept he was part of a racist supremacist group that actively attacked white people with pipe bombs and guns
And Forrest Gump fans are still trying to demonize them for it based on inaccurate Hollywood portrayals.
"after the killing of an unarmed black teenager by armed police" - why does has this sentence not changed since the 1960s?
Look man, most “murders” by police today aren’t murders, they have a reason and people blow it out of proportion. Today is far better than 50-60 years ago. Not to say that all killings caused by police aren’t the polices fault though.
@@s_e_t_z3248 It isn't as worse but there excuses haven't changed. For example Philando was a legal gun owner, Trayvon was walking home, Alton was selling Cds, George was buying cigarettes and all the time the officer "feared" for there lives. Don't matter what the story is there's won't change
@@jaquanpowell4605 Trayvon was not killed by a police officer
@@MeowingWhale My point stands. Zimmerman was and is protected by the police.
@@s_e_t_z3248 smh...y the defense of bad cops?
It’s sickening how many ppl didn’t know about this until the movie came out. This is American history! This man was a true leader. Hoover hated this man soo much he had him killed. My dad was a black Panther and told me this history when I was younger and I always felt a way about this story. Let’s you know that peace isn’t apart of the agenda in this nation
Yes its true
Respects to your dad!
My dad went through government agent training where they learn the tactics on how to take down groups the government doesn't like. He noticed how a lot of the tactics they taught him were tactics the government used to bring down the Black Panthers. He always told me and my brother that it was something he always struggled with as a black man.
Painful
Oh this is heartbreaking
the US used more resources in it's effort to take down the black panther party than they did to stop klan gatherings, which really goes to show how racist the country was (and still is)
@@opposite. preach!
We need blacks getting that training to counter it the next time we organize ourselves. We must be properly prepared to defend ourselves
The fact he was the same age as me when he was targeted and murdered by the state, and how impactful his legacy is, is just mind boggling... Imagine what could've been done had he had the chance to be alive to this day. Rest in power
Thats why the fbi felt so threatened...they couldnt allow a black leader so young and powerful to thrive.
They’re scared of us they will fall one day
Only 21, imagine what he could’ve been able to do with the rest of his life
Lindsay Lavender Just further disrupt the public order
@@patrick594
I think you’re late for your Klan meeting dude, don’t forget your hood this time
@@pvt.gaminggummybear6337 unnecessarily aggressive smh
@@patrick594 explain how? By trying to get equal rights
@@patrick594 yea because trying to help his people along with others needs to be stopped. Let me guess...You're wearing a M.A.G.A hat aren't you?
This breaks my heart. I educate myself on our history, but geez I cry every time. All we wanted was to be able to live a life like everyone else. What happened to the black panthers after the 80s?
Government persecuted or killed any public identifying members claiming they were extremists. They were scared of black folk standing up for themselves
They're still around actually lol
They were destabilized from CIA interventions and also internal disagreements. A lot of black panther defense groups initially meant to protect black communities from police brutality unfortunately seeded a lot of gangs and gang culture in black communities.
COINTELPRO used under cover operatives to disband the original groups to water them down to a controllable level having informants inside most if not all chapters.
It’s always sad looking into the history but I’m empowered
They'd never teach this in most schools. They'd call this type of factual history "critical race theory".
You already know 💯💯
Anything that is positive,for our people, is now critical race theory, keep us down at any cost , stay strong 💪 my brother and sister I I’m your keeper and you are mines
CRT seems to be used as a catch-all buzzword to demonize any actual conversation that acknowledges racism in America
@@fzxfzxfzx It's no different from the "All Lives Matter" rhetoric. It's all a straw man to distract and prevent us from having that conversation.
They couldn’t even define you what CRT is. It’s become a cursed word to them because they know their perfect image of this country would be tainted for their children despite racism being woven into this country’s history.
The fact this brother was targeted by the FBI at 21 years old and the wisdom he had was remarkable to say the least.
RIP Brother Fred Hampton 🙏🏾
Rest In Power Brother Fred! B1✊🏽
@@marcusanderson933 rest in power brother Fred.
Rest In Peace 🤍🕊
Nathaniel. Turner
well the black panthers did send mail bombs to people and threw pipe bombs into car windows so i wonder why the FBI was involved hmmmm
And the US has the audacity to lecture other nations on how to be democratic and civilised.
How can you lecture about anything you know nothing about? We know the pathway to success, why not teach other nations how to avoid the atrocities our country committed in the past?
@@memphispatriot what are you teaching china ??? china made its own success , infact its been more successful than america has ever been . yet yall criticise them on the smallest thing
@@sali1023 They are literally wiping out their own muslim population through forced indoctrination and likely even worse you daft smooth brain.
Do you suppose the Government was afraid that gathering various people together would overthrow this Country,or did they fear embarrassment because people were coming together to try to solve problems?
@@sali1023 china definitely isn't good
Fred Hampton would have been one of the greatest and strongest Black leaders ever. A true Black patriot who loved his people and wanted the BEST for the Black community! Those racist pig cops assassinated him while he was SLEEPING and none of those PIG cops were charged!! State and government sponsored murder! Rest in strength Fred Hampton! Your memory will live on forever!!
i agree he was a very strong leader but you saying “patriot” is hilarious. This man literally was pushing socialism during the Cold War 😂 not to mention he was pro North Korea. Doesn’t sound very patriotic lol god rest his soul tho
@@CursxR0 he was a patriot in the true sense, he supported americans and believed in a united and egalitarian america, he was rightly against the american government
@@CursxR0 Denmark and Finland are socialist states. No criticism, and Americans are going there for free education.
@@CursxR0 BLACK* patriot. As in loyal to his BLACK countrymen.
@@CursxR0💯
Socialism = Communism!
getting arrested for “robbing” an ice cream truck and handing out ice cream is like the purest sweetest crime I’ve ever heard.
Unless you own the ice cream truck.
Giving ice creams to kids is the only crime worth doing.
@@Libikuroi What about the ice cream truck owner who is now out product? Is it worth it to him?
heh "sweetest"
FYI a crime he didn't actually commit, he was just framed for it.
I grew up in Chicago and was blessed to have parents who were part of The Black Party and was honored to be in a program head by Fred Hampton Jr.All power to the people ✊✊✊✊✊
👍🏿👏🏾👏🏾💪🏿👊🏾
✊🏾✊🏾✌🏾👊🏾👊🏾
✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
APTTP 💪🏾✊🏾✊🏾
NRA members: “We need guns to protect us from tyrannical governments”
Black Panthers: “We had guns and we were still killed by tyrannical governments”
NRA members: "Yeah, but you're black, so we probably helped them."
@@human3683 Most White Americans directly opposed the Black Panthers
@@slickrick2420 Well look at the video and how the media lied about them.
@@human3683, Black people are a relatively small part of the population, period. They're not called a "minority" for no reason. If it takes a quarter of the population to have a revolution, because Black people are only 13% of the population, that by default means they need white allies - and let's get real: White gun owners, including those in the NRA, hated the Black Panthers. When they say they're pro-2nd Amendment, they mean it only for white folks.
@@human3683 that's not even remotely realistic
Fred Hampton is a man who used his life efficiently.
Leading by 19, pushing revolutionary ideas in both senses of the word, rising to leader by 21 - and, though dead, that's quite a splash.
“We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we’re going to fight it with socialism.” -Fred Hampton
America needs more socialism to eliminate inequality and racial divides!
@@shark7n10 Come to Cuba, there they have socialism with with egalitarian poverty and inequality between politicians and citizens.
Socialism in Cuba has NOT disappeared racial tensions, it has only hidden them from the world.
@@michellpolicarpio1021 Come to India we have parties with socialist ideals operating within a democratic framework that has succeeded in decreasing wealth inequalities at many sections of the society...There is more to communism than just failed places such as USSR and Venezuela...and also Cuba failed due to US imposing unnecessary sanctions and economic pressure without letting it to thrive...Look at Vietnam they are also proving themselves to be a rival to China even during the last few years
@@michellpolicarpio1021 just look at Germany, Denmark or Sweden. All more democratic, happier and with a higher standard of living than the US. At least in part due to democratic socialism.
@@michellpolicarpio1021 lol even with all the "poverty" they still have a lower infant mortality rate in Cuba than the US, despite the decades of sanctioning to try to make them poor. They still put their resources to smarter use and keep more of their babies alive than our great prosperous empire (the US) does.
I find it painful to learn how little America has moved forward on the issues mentioned in this video, since the execution of Fred Hampton.
America doesn't move forward, it pushes back. These aren't separate or disparate issues either, these issues and the injustices that perpetuate them are singular, they're global, and they stem from one specific struggle: it's class struggle, baby. Eat the rich
Body cams show how police still lie when their accounts of what happens.
@Who Cares? Distraction
Fr
we have to destroy the goverment. and this virus is the way. be safe. i planned this war
He was just a kid. He was incredibly intelligent and had an old soul.
I did get what you mean but they were not kids anybody under the age of 18 is a kid I hate when people do that let's give them the respect of being younger adults that didn't carry themselves like children let's give them that respect of an adult that's how I personally see it they were not kids they were adults they may have been younger adults and no one can say how long someone is going to live for that they have their whole lives ahead of them because we can go at any time
@@latuba27 he was younger than my youngest child so, to me, he was a kid. Forgive me for being old.
Ppl frm that era were wise beyond their age
@@latuba27 you’re still a kid in your early 20s my guy 😂
@@latuba27 Bro I'm turning 20 next year and I was born in 2005, most old people would say 2005 was yesterday so I am technically still a kid
The saddest part is that things haven't changed that much.
"Racism is an excuse used for capitalism."
Read the book "Confessions Of An Economic Hitman" to see how this is carried out.
A very insightful book.
Definitely!A wonderful insightful read.
One of my favorite books of all time. Even though John Perkins details his life in the book, there were moments I thought he fictionalized it. Like it's too outrageous to be reality.
@@meluk6991 Too outrageous...in your opinion? or is that a fact?
@@nnoir simply fact.
class struggle is a common struggle. fred hampton was a real revolutionary. looking to fight ONLY the fight of race, the fight of sexism, the fight of homophobia will fix none of the underlying issues of a capitalist society. as he rightly said, racism is not the problem, but the excuse for a system that benefits from the opression of the masses. honor and glory to his figure
Honestly there were heroes for all groups. The Women had people who fought for them LGBTQ had their heroes. Fred Hampton did his good work and found issues that he wanted to help with.
Pay attention to Willian O'Neils in your life! "THE ENEMY OUTSIDE CANNOT HURT YOU IF THERE IS NO ENEMY WITHIN." African proverb.
Trust but verify, Americans think that Ronald Reagan came up with that. *chuckles*
Maybe to employ more black people in the CIA is to do just that... Increase the enemy within.
I’m so angry to have never before been educated about this American hero.
Mr. Hampton deserves to live on in how we view our country and the policies that shape it moving forward.
Someone who actively supports socialism during the cold war and created a militia that was trying to police itself is American?
@@CursxR0 You’re referring to a well trained militia that bore arms to protect their constitutional rights. Your understanding of patriotism comes across as conveniently self-serving.
Fred Hampton: Free breakfast for all..
Government: We don't do that here..
Fred Hampton: let's have a violent revolution to overthrow the government
Every sain person: we don't do that here
@@Daniel-gs9eh we need a revolution, people are suffering, and the system of capitalism is failing us, unless you are the top 1% capitalism isn’t working for you, you clearly saw what the video stated, and yet you still are ignorant to the fact that people are in need of change.
@@Daniel-gs9eh and with people like you racism will be
@AAMAURI SMITH instead of being jealous you could get a job
@@Daniel-gs9eh getting a job doesn’t mean things are going to change overnight, there’s still going to be racism, there’s still going to be oppression, and there’s still going to be a wealth disparity among the poor and the rich. Getting a job even if it’s minimum wage barley in the United States people can live off of what we call “a job”.
It’s so sad that the government eliminated so many individuals who tried to do such good
Who?
@@gogertonherface5849 MLK, Malcom X for starters
@@matthewarnold4557 Cares.
@@matthewarnold4557 what you have for main course? 😂
@@gogertonherface5849 Why bother commenting in the first place?
I had no idea about the assassination of Fred Hampton. The lengths the government have/will go to in order to halt equality still shock me (sometimes). Thanks for this informative video!
not to mention that schools never mention it, america white washing its history of violence and injustice as usual
You should watch Judas and the Black Messiah. It’s about Fred Hampton and his activism.
It's not the government as a whole: It's that there are people within the government who are willing to subvert whoever & whatever they can to keep the gravy train running for themselves. They know to cloak their true intentions enough to convince people to give them authority to propose & do things under the guise of, "It's us or them," & letting you think you're included in the "us" so you will turn a blind eye, but you're really included in the "them".
Why do they go out of their way to do that? ☹️
@@mjr697 because we're special. We just don't realize it as a whole. There's something in us. Something that the enemy admires but hates that we possess. But instead of carring about the enemy. We need to go back to loving eachother.
He could’ve became a great US president. If not he would’ve definitely became an influential politician. The FBI knew that and couldn’t let it happen. Either way he still is and always will be an important political figure.
Nah Bro, I don’t think he would have gained that much support considering he was the leader of a Black Supremacist Terror Group.
"He's good and dead." Well if that doesn't speak volumes then IDK what does.
@Ronald Williams What it means is pls educate yourself before being ignorant
@Ronald Williams the point is that you're slow
He was not dead after being shot. The cops then had those in the apt face the wall. Then they executed him. Then they said he's good and dead now.
You only ever hear bad things about the Black Panthers
When in reality they were the only ones looking out for Black people
Who?
Naw joe Biden is pandering pretty well
@Frederic Menjivar He was dead.
Unfortunately, the black Panthers are a twisted she'll of it's former self. 40 years of killing and imprisoning it's leaders will do that to any organization
@White lives matter straight man lel 😂
A loooooot of parallels with how the FBI portrayed the Black Panthers' struggle then and how they portray BLM's now.
no sh8t
BLM is nothing like BPP
@@dipropraubha9434 They're exactly alike in that they're both being unfairly discredited in the same exact way: black supremacist goals, they want to destroy white people, inanely violent and destructive demonstrations, and general fear mongering and distortion disseminated to lose sympathy from the greater American public. What do you think Stop Asian Hate was about, or the viralization of videos and movements to directly counter BLM in 2020? It's simply cointelpro in the 21st century.
@@sterlingmorse5409 No sh8t? I'm just connecting the dots here for those that haven't caught on.
Yup.
When people say racism does not exist… this happened only 60 or so years ago… millennials, this is our parent’s s generation. Most of those people are still alive today. Those same people still have that racist mindset. Let that sink in…
fred hampton’s son, who was born only a couple weeks after he died (died on december 4th, born on december 29th) is only 53. it was not too long ago…
We all know that they are lying about racism no longer existing
13:54 it’s chilling when you see those cops smile while carrying his body away. Hatred runs deep in racism.
People are having the time of their life while torturing and mistreating you, trust me I know as I am going through that in France. A lot of people have no conscience and are full hatred, arrogance, entitlement and deep stupidity.
50+ Years this QUEEN been telling the SAME EXACT STORY ... let that sit on ya soul
When you can tell the same story thousands of times, that means its true. It's like driving a car. Once you learn you will never forget.
It never hit me how young he was until I grew up to be older than he was when he was assassinated.
Can you imagine it's all races of poor people across the country got together and stood against this corrupt government. What would we achieve together.
No because white people are predominantly the boot lickers for the imperial government. Try again but this time with common sense
Probably nothing tbh.
@@coltonwilkie241Probably nothing? Maybe because it hasn’t been tried yet. The US is way better off if the entire system was replaced from the ground up, because it’s clear that the current system only prioritizes the war machine and the wealthy.
I mean, look how much the US has funded Israel, who’s currently committing several human rights violations against the Palestinians while some citizens back home continue to have food insecurity. Companies are making record profits and CEOs are buying their 16th yacht while the middle class are struggling to put food on the table despite working 3 jobs.
This system isn’t working, and it shows.
Nothing for black people. We tried that I. The 60s. Got civil rights and not even us who worked hard for those benefit from those fruits other races do more than us… so for black people ? Absolutely nothing
He wasn't just killed,he was murdered.Better yet he was assassinated.Get it right.
Just like ie
Malcolm X
MLK
Tupac
Nipsey etc etc
So he was killed
@@isd4154" Intelligence is the ability to make finer distinctions.” - Robert Kiyosaki
Assassinated
They literally did
this makes me so mad that he is not being taught in high schools, he was so important for progression
“Progression” he literally created an ARMED MILITIA
@@Nonamelol. he followed the law to a T and memorized every law that applied to him so he could prevent being wrongfully arrested. owning the tools to defend yourself rightfully by the law is not a crime. nor is encouraging the people affected by racial violence by police to legally defend themselves. but of course, you’ve never experienced that, and you can’t extend your mind to imagine even a fraction of that kind of oppression. would you say that same thing about those who fought for our country’s rights in the revolution?
@@grackshack But making an armed group to your name is literally against the law.
@@Nonamelol. according to what law? Genuinely curious/uninformed. Is it different then when white supremacist groups nowadays march publicly with arms? I always assumed that was perfectly legal
@@aimless_aimer7936 Just look it up it’s not my job to educate you. If white supremacy groups are marching that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a militia.
Fred Hamptons always been a hero of mine, more people need to know about him.
Rest in power comrade.
Who?
@@gogertonherface5849 trollololo
Fr
So your hero is a Maoist you looked Upto Maoist china , a regime that is responsible for mass killings and the largest famine in human history . Ok comrade
@@kaavi1391 Capitalism is just as responsible for many death as Communism bro. All systems of governments have their flaws. Your argument is moronic at best.
We still struggle to get treated as normal people to this day 😢
Nah, Your just ungrateful
You have rights don't you? You're able to work a job, earn a wage, buy property, eat the same food as others, drink the same water as others, go to the same restaurants as others. What exactly are you missing for you to be "treated as normal people"?
@@coltonwilkie241Say there’s a race, each lane is straight with even and equal surfaces.
But at the start of the race, one of the competitors gets held down while the others went on ahead, and finally after got knows how long you finally release them.
Is that a fair race?.
@@coltonwilkie241if I started a hot dog competition but held you away from the hot dog for 30 seconds then let go to let you eat the hot dog and you lose the competition can I then say it’s your fault you were too slow?
@@coltonwilkie241your entire point can be destroyed by using another group women. They can do all those things just like men but are you gonna tell me socially that women are treated the same as men?
I wrote a 10 page paper over this in my college honors history class and did a presentation over it, the whole class knew nothing about it.
RIP Fred Hampton
I believe it. Didn't learn this till now and I'm 30 lol
The Rainbow Coalition needs to make a comeback. For Fred. This left me heated.
No it doesn't. Those "poor" white appalachians were mostly Scots/Irish immigrants that got free land when they came to the US. Even the poor class has racial lines.
@@carltonbanks5470 it’s better than what we have now which is no coalition. We can’t let the desire for perfection get in the way of starting
@@marilynmonheaux
Eh, as long as the culture war rages on and partisanship remains high I don’t think you’re going to see any rainbow coalition for a long time.
@@jojoboko6990 America was polarized in the Nixon and Reagan era that followed the Civil Rights movement.
@@marilynmonheaux Eh not exactly. Those era’s of polarization really don’t compare to this era. Our era’s polarization is much worse.
They fear young black men that can unite communities. 💯
Their FBI said it themselves, they're afraid of a black messiah.
I've never heard of this man in my entire life, and now that's changed. I respect him unequivocally.
This decade and the history of the Black Panthers I have found interesting. At 21, Fred Hampton was a threat to the U.S. government. They realized he was that powerful. I would recommend reading the autobiography of Assata Shakur. Even though I am not a black woman, I found myself identifying a lot with what she wrote. Very Powerful.
I mean he had an armed militia roaming the streets of cali. No one’s done that since the revolutionary war days
@@CursxR0 we should do it again 😁
@@CursxR0 I mean he didn't personally he only led illoinoi's chapter
@@CursxR0 and so did the police.
@@y.v.n.gvidsstuff1057 yea bc they are the fucjing police something that our tax dollars pay for. Imagine some random man takes over ur neighborhood with an armed militia and refuses to allow any police or paramedics in.
Thanks for bringing Fred's story to another generation of people.
When somebody is found out to be guilty of committing and hiding evidence of a murder, we usually don’t care what their reasons were… unless it’s the Feds, then we’re subject to a plethora of excuses.
Funny how that works eh?
Or if it's the police, in which case they're hailed as heroes.
Who's gonna arrest them- the FBI?
A Black man with a brain is more deadly than one with a gun!✊🏿✊🏿💯
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amen thats whyv they take us out quickly my people we need to pack heat and protect ourselfs
The government didn't want anybody black to help uplift the community, that's why he was a threat
Correction: govt currently does not want anybody to uplift the community.
"I don't mean sing kumbaya and make a quilt..."
Lol best quote of the show
Lol 😆
Probably getting myself put on a list by saying this but this is just another story which goes to show just how violent capitalism can be when it feels threatened by people wanting to take their power back into their own hands
What does capitalism have to do with anything
@@BigMamaJama if you live on this planet then it probably has quite a lot to do with many things
@@edisg Obviously what I meant was “What does capitalism have to do with this video?” Your comment is ignorant.
And the funny thing is capitalism itself started as a "revolution" of a class against the monarch and the church.
@@BigMamaJama Maybe you need to educate yourself on what capitalism is done around the world, that way you can make the connections.
To all my Black Kings in the chat, you’re needed and we, as Black Queens appreciate you 💙
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Appreciated
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If you're a teacher in these schools today and you teach the real history of this country and the government you'll get fired and black balled.
Cause no one likes to be painted as th bad guy even when it's the truth. Cause excepting what's true means now those ppl have to see themselves differently
@@jamarleatherbury indeed so
Who?
@@gogertonherface5849 Candice
@@gogertonherface5849 no one does
America would have had better politics and equal society today had the Black Panthers thrived!
and that's precisely why they did not
The question that follows that is, "Would it still be America, or would it have fallen into the control of other countries?" The only point I am trying to make here is that no matter what the topic is, you can't know the outcome, be it good or bad, until it has passed and it is time to pick up the pieces and see what is still standing and that goes for anything and everything that brings change about. I do think that our country could have been made better, but I don't know for sure the best way to achieve that and neither does any of the rest of the world until it is too late to go back and try again. RIP in any case...
@@epictales1307 I'm glad you can admit you don't know the best way to better our country. Fred, the black panthers, and countless other black activist did know how to better our country for the common people. That is why the U.S. government murdered them.
And the minimum wage would probably be closer to where the wage of the 60’s was adjusted to inflation. If you adjust the minimum wage of the sixties to inflation it means that American minimum wage should be about 22 dollars an hour. Yet companies cry to even pay 15.
The black panthers where radical socialist, not the Bernie Sanders democratic socialism, they are nothing like Canada which isn't even socialist
I think the police can be reformed, but then I remember stuff like this and I realize that you can't reform something that is working as intended. Reforming something would imply that something is broken or needs to be fixed, but I truly believe that the police and prison systems in America are 100% working as they were designed to work. The whole system needs to be thrown out and redesigned from the ground up.
Exactly!!!
Why would they do that, it's like you said it is working as it is clearly design
@@VivoZzz I think they were implying that the police system is "working as intended" because they weren't really about protecting people from the start
@@cosmicowmix7154 yup. Supreme Court says its just a fancy motto. They aren't required to protect or serve the people the swore an oath to protect and serve.
You don't need to reform the police. The police is not here to help the oppressed. The oppressed must organize themselves and build solidarity for their own emancipation.
I'm in the 9th grade. I never knew about this. RIP Fred Hampton, we will remember your name forever.
It’s a registered hate group with the SPLC
I was not taught any of this. I am a senior in college and I’ve never learned about it until now. I study sociology, which is the study of society and people within them/ issues within the world. I am shocked and sad. Please continue to learn outside of school!
To the right wingers: this is what it's like to actually be oppressed.
Most Christians get oppressed now by radical athiests in a lot of places, ik what its like, you can't gate keep oppression lol
@@rqche6689 Where?
@@rqche6689 WHERE???????
@@rqche6689 What places? In what places are Christians oppressed by "radical atheists" in any way shape or form equivalent to Black people in the 1960? Give me literally any example of a place in which that is happening.
@@rqche6689 when has this happened, in history, ever?
When people start to consolidate power, the government always intervenes.
As a British person, I find this to be hilariously ironic haha
@@mr.langustinos5808 really? When? You sure that was said?
@@Alex-lg9zb How come? Sorry, I'm not amazingly familiar with British history beyond it's unsavory side.
This needs to be taught in schools THIS IS AMERICAS HISTORY!!!
How would school implement any teaching? Obedience and credulity are in its dna. Even more considering history classes. Self-teaching is the best way to know and understand.
Yeah but literally all of history so
You know schools are like... extreme propagandist right
They're afraid to. They don't want our black children getting any ideas, they don't want a new Black Panther party to start up. And if anyone thinks black lives matter was ANYTHING like the Black Panther movement, they're nuts.
All power to the people. My dad, uncles, and aunts used to go and get free breakfast at the People's Free Food Program which was ran by the Black Panthers when they first moved to the west side of Chicago from Alabama in the early 70s. They also participated in what was called "survival programs" where the black panthers would provide transportation to my uncles and drive them to work. My dad and family were dirt poor when they first moved up here. The programs were a life line and helped them get on their feet. If it wasn't for the party my dad would've starved.
So that's what happened to Chicago
Being 21 myself I can only imagine what someone my age was experiencing being constantly maligned by there own government and eventually murdered in there bed for demanding basic human rights.
The BPP did not see Canada as a "socialist" society... they were anti-capitalist Maoists. Whether Maoism should be our ideal is a different conversation, but this clearly whitewashes Hampton's and the Black Panthers' radicalism.
This video definitely rubbed me the wrong way when it came to talk about the Black Panther Party’s socialist ideals. The video paints it like they were advocating for something like Bernie’s “democratic socialism” (social democracy) when that just isn’t true.
@@__hazel. ok elaborate jacob what were they proposing
@@__hazel. Yeah they still whitewash black revolutionaries somewhat in these videos because just about all of them were staunchly anti-capitalist and truly believed in transcending race to achieve class solidarity.
Absolutely! They also conveniently left out that many Black Panthers fled to Cuba for political asylum and that’s basically what happened to the last Black Panthers in the late 70s.
@@ye23. read the main comment. Maoism.
You americans have a weird definition of socialism if you call Canada socialist
Due to McCarthyism, a lot of Americans think anything left of Mussolini is socialism. Having basic social programs that literally every other rich nation has is socialism to them. It's sad because the indoctrination is so deep that even many poor Americans will reject the idea of introducing more social benefits because that's communism/socialism. Many don't even know what those words mean, they just know it's bad and 'unamerican'.
Most Americans never leave the country and the only concept of any other country is from the internet or tv
Very important to understand when interacting with my people , the average worker can not afford a typical summer vacation most developed countries educated workers go on
@@jjcoola998 Save it, America is the one percent & the one percent has no interest in the rest of the pyramid so stop acting like the rest of the world is utopia when America is the Utopia
@MX 3 not even a social democracy, they are the same as the us lol
@@jjcoola998 *Educated Workers* get a good education like them and do well and listen in school, then you might have a better time
Chairman Fred Hampton R.I.P ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 Everytime I watch a documentary on Fred and Malcolm x I cry! ! ✨✨
My dad had breakfast when he was a kid through the Panthers breakfast program.
Mine too
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Growing up I had free breakfast and after school care because of them.
Those faces made by the police when they were carrying Fred's body is SO disgusting. It literally summarized how terrible and scary the discrimination in America during that time.
Edit: These replies really informed me about this. I really thought that this whole situation is now getting worked upon little by little. Turns out, it is still the same.
It hasn’t changed.
@@LetsHavaChat don't even have to be the leader of activist org to get raided and killed by police officers, ie. Breonna Taylor
They despise us to this day Killers without a conscience They are of their father the devil
Yeah and they had kids lol
NOW STILL
We all must be more like Fred Hampton if we are to free ourselves from the shackles that keep us bound to wage labor.
The mere fact that free breakfast programs are still needed shows how great of a problem there is. It is a winner take all economy and society now more than it has been since the rise (and subsequent fall) of labor movements of the early 20th century.
Yup my mom was a teacher and I’d go to the breakfast in the morning and it showed me reality as an early age
@@jjcoola998 I taught after school programs in Akron and Kalamazoo and the kids that were in the programs essentially had to be there because their parents or single parent were still working obviously. The kids always also got an after school meal, which is think is great. But the fact subsidized meals are even required just shows how depressed wages are for a huge segment of society. But you know the old saying; Welfare for the rich and large corporations and rugged individualism for everyone else.
Some kids don't even eat breakfast.
What’s surprising is that the FBI don’t do this against the Proud Boys and Co....
Considering the history of the US, is it really that surprising?
Why would the FBI want to assassinate local police and FBI agents??
That’s only surprising if you’re profoundly ignorant
Not really. American government agencies throughout history have often been slow to respond to far right and reactionary movements and groups.
They need to get orders.
Vox, we deeply appreciate you and your work!
Agree
Definitely!
So true! Agreed fully. Download this vid before it’s taken down cuz it’s spreading truth :(
@@Vii905 usually they get yellow marked so very few people see them because it goes against agenda
If this was taught in schools I think we all know a certain group would decry the information as CRT
"If it makes me feel bad about being a racist, it's CRT!!!!"
They did
That is why so many Southern states don't want free breakfast programs for children. They know where those programs originate.
Incredible. I don’t live in Illinois, I live and was born in Puerto Rico but these stories about political change fascinate me. Young lords, black panthers, are so jaw dropping especially considering how young these folk are
This is the first time I'm hearing of this story and to the extant of the black panther party's positive affect on struggling communities. It's a real shame but I hope that I can continue learning about stories like this and participating in the movements and messages people put their lives on the line for.
I think the difference... major difference actually, between the movements of the 60s and now is current movements have no actual aims/goals. unless you count making people "feel" like they're doing something. keep that in mind while you're participating!
“We’re going to fight racism not with racism but we’re going to fight it with solidarity.”
LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN 2021!
I never knew about the actual work he did to support his communities, I was just told by my father that the party protested violently. Just seeing this video put everything in a new light
It's a helluva thing to wake up, isn't it? 😊
I learned about this recently when I went into a deep dive learning about the BPP and I’m surprised (but also not) that things like this aren’t a part of school curriculum bc it’s common knowledge
High-schools just talk about "I have a Dream" and consider the rights movement covered
Because if they were to teach the truth, they know that people would not stand for the status quo today. A thorough and honest understanding of history in just the last 100 years would radicalise anybody to fight against the system.
Fred Hampton had it right. That's why they killed him. The same thing Hampton did happened centuries ago. Look up The Bacon's Rebellion.
After that the color codes came to be
I’ve told his story to countless people because more ppl need to know about Fred Hampton. Thank you for going more in depth. RIP to the unsung hero✊🏽
He was trying to bring all the oppressed together to fight the power - his fatal sin against the establishment. May his soul rest in piece and his memory remain in the minds of the people.