Murder of Fred Hampton, The [Trailer]

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I'm the Deputy Chairman of the State of Illinois Black Panther Party, Fred Hampton.

And a lot of people don't understand the Black Panther Party's relationship with white mother country radicals.

A lot of people don't even understand that word that they're using a lot.

What we're saying is that there are white people in the mother country that are for the same type of thing that we are for simulating revolution in the mother country.

We've said that we'll work with anybody from coalitions, anybody that has revolution on their minds.

We're not a racist organization because we understand that racism is an excuse used for capitalism.

We know that racism is just a byproduct of capitalism.

Everything would be alright if everything was put back in the hands of the people.

And we're going to have to put it back in the hands of the people.

Everybody in the state of Illinois is going to have to be involved or even around the revolution because we're going to have one.

We're going to have to do more than talk.

We're going to have to do more than listen.

We're going to even have to do more than learn.

We're going to have to start practicing and that's very hard.

We've got to start learning and you learn through practice.

We've got to start making mistakes and you learn through making mistakes.

We've got to start getting out there with the people.

And a lot of times we think we're better than the people but that's an insult and that's criminal.

We think we're better than the people.

We've got to get together and learn the way it's had.

It's going to take a lot of hard work.

Death Breaks for Children is something else you ought to dig on.

All of you in this audience ought to get themselves together and come on down and help us with the Death Breaks for Children program.

You ought to come down and help feed them children in the morning.

We have breakfast for children because we teach the people through practice, through observation and participation that people can be made free.

That people think socialism is the people.

You're afraid of yourself.

If you're afraid of socialism, you're afraid of yourself.

We know they have our pictures.

We know they're looking for us.

We know they're harder.

But we're still saying that even though we could be innocent, as far as this system goes, on the mouth of the talk, we in the Black Panther Party are because of our dedication and understanding of what's in the valley, knowing that the people are in the valley, knowing that we originally came from the valley, knowing that our flag is the same flag as the people in the valley, knowing that our enemy is on the mouth of the talk, our friends are in the valley, we say even though it's nice to be on the mouth of the talk, we're going back to the valley.

I'd be in the hospital every day.

I'd be in the streets propagandizing every day.

I'd be working with everybody every day.

I'd be teaching that solidarity is the thing.

The end of a complete wipeout of imperialism is the thing.

So if you're going to be thinking about me, that's what the body would be teaching.

If you're going to be thinking about us, all we say is we don't, ain't no thing about going nowhere, getting killed.

All we need is a way to get back to the people.

I want to know if you're doing what we'd be doing if we were here.

And you've got to do that.

You can't do it unless you believe that you can do it.

In the spirit of liberation, we understand that they want everybody in the party in jail.

And we know that if we try to figure out and separate and divide who should go and who shouldn't go, we'd spend more time doing that than working for the people.

So the quick solution is speedy one.

We all stay right here with the people because we love the people.

Okay, you can put your hands down now.

We say all power to all people.

We say white power to white people.

Brown power to brown people.

Yellow power to yellow people.

Black power to black people.

X power to those that we left out.

X power to those that we left out.

We say power to the Vanguard party.

When you leave here saying the last words, before you go to bed and say I am a revolutionary, make that the last word.

In case you don't wake up, then somebody might believe it and you might end up in what they call a revolutionary happy hunting ground.

Say that, I am a revolutionary.

I am a revolutionary.

Say it when you're going out.

Hey man, I'm going to leave you to leave.

Okay, we're going to say it while we're going out.

Hey, we're going to start a thing called Free Fred.

Don't that sound nice? Hey, let's do that.

Hey, I ain't even in jail yet.

Identifier

F.2005-05-0007

Date Of Production

1969

Abstract

This trailer was made before Fred Hampton’s death when the film was to be called “Black Panther.” It shows Hampton giving a speech on revolution and racism in front of a large audience. Includes glimpses of Panthers Bobby Rush and Bobby Seale and filmmaker Howard Alk. This trailer is not included in the DVD release of the film.

Note: For further information regarding the preservation of this film and to access a full viewing copy, please refer to our Conservation Page.

Run Time

0:05:13

Format

16mm

Extent

188 feet

Color

B&W

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Element

Print

Genre

Documentary

Form

Trailers

Subject

Black Panther Party
Civil rights
Black power

Related Collections

Subseries III: Film Group Political Documentaries

Related Places

North America ➜ United States ➜ Illinois ➜ Chicago

Main Credits

Film Group (is production company)

Alk, Howard (is director)

Gray, Mike (is director)

Participants And Performers

Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969 (is participant)

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