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Fred Hampton  

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  • Born in 1948, Fred Hampton epitomized a total dedication to the liberation of African American people. He was a youth organizer at age 14, a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People youth director at 16, and the leading member of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party by 19 years of age. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Hampton, Fred]

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