[BEST OF] Fred Hampton: Honoring the Life and Legacy of The Chairman

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Breht O'Shea

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🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 97 minutes

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ORIGINALLY RELEASED Feb 24, 2019

Chuka Ejeckam joins Breht to discuss and pay homage to the Black Panther Party leader and Marxist Revolutionary, Fred Hampton.

Fred Hampton was more than a charismatic leader—he was a revolutionary force of nature. In this episode, we explore the life, work, and assassination of the legendary Black Panther Party leader who united poor and working-class people across racial lines, organized tirelessly for liberation, and paid the ultimate price for daring to challenge the power structure. From the Free Breakfast Program to the Rainbow Coalition, we reflect on the enduring relevance of Hampton’s organizing, his dialectical brilliance, and the fire he lit that continues to burn in struggles for liberation today.

Find and support Chuka and his work here: http://www.chukaejeckam.com/

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0:00.0	Deborah Johnson, eight months pregnant, was asleep in the back bedroom next to Fred Hampton.
0:06.5	The first thing I remember after Fred and I had went to sleep was being awakened by somebody shaking Fred while we were laying in bed,
0:17.2	saying, Chairman, Chairman, wake up, the pigs are vamping. The pigs are vamping.
0:21.6	This person that was in the room with me kept shouting out.
0:25.6	We have a pregnant sister in here, stop shooting.
0:28.6	Eventually the shooting stopped and they said we could come out.
0:32.6	I remember crossing over Fred and telling myself over and over, be real careful.
0:40.3	Don't stumble.
0:41.3	They'll try to shoot you.
0:43.3	Just be real calm.
0:44.3	Watch how you walk.
0:46.3	Keep your hands up.
0:47.3	Don't reach for anything.
0:48.3	Don't even try to close your road.
0:51.3	When I was in the kitchen, I heard a voice, an unfamiliar voice, say, he's barely alive or he'll barely make it.
0:58.0	Then the shooting started back again.
1:01.0	Then I heard the same unfamiliar voice say, he's good and dead now.
1:06.0	And I knew in my mind they were, I assume they were talking about Fred.
1:11.9	And I knew when I left out of there, I couldn't look towards the room.
1:20.2	Hello everybody and welcome back to Revolutionary Left Radio.
1:23.5	I'm your host and Comrade Brett O'Shea.
1:25.6	On today's episode, we have Chuka Ijokman to talk about Fred Hampton, his life, and his legacy.
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