HAMPTON HOUSE RECEIVES LANDMARK STATUS!

Chairman Fred Hampton, leader of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party, was a revolutionary and a role model for Chicago, the international community, and the ongoing movement for the liberation of Black people. Under his leadership, the Black Panther Party fed, educated and housed thousands of people. By the time he turned 21, the FBI had seen in Chairman Fred such an extraordinary leader in the movement that they described him as a “threat to the internal security of the country” in order to coordinate his assassination as part of a secret government program to destroy the Black Panther Party.

Though his life was cut far too short, his legacy lives on. 

Save The Hampton House is an effort led by Chairman Fred Hampton’s son, Chairman Fred Jr., and his mother, Akua Njeri, to turn Chairman Fred’s childhood home into a historic landmark and community center where visitors can learn about the legacy of the Black Panther Party and inspire future leaders in the movement