On December 4, 1969, People’s Law Office members were called to the scene of the police murder of Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark and the office embarked on a 13 year struggle for justice in what is one of the most notorious examples of wanton official violence in the history of Chicago. On the 40th anniversary, a book written by one of those members, lawyer Jeffrey Haas, documents the evidence uncovered by the PLO - - - evidence that establishes that the murders were part of an FBI conspiracy to assassinate Hampton and destroy the Black Panther Party - - - as well as the office’s struggle, against great odds, to expose that conspiracy.

View the following links and attachments to learn more about the history of Fred Hampton, the assassination and the involvement of the People’s Law Office.

Michael Smith’s review of Haas’ book

Website for Jeff Haas’ new book “Assassination of Fred Hampton”  Hamptonbook.com 

An excerpt of the book printed in Chicago Reader

The Murder of Fred Hampton, a 1971 Documentary about Hampton’s life and death  

Episode of “American Gangster” on BET documenting the policies of former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover.  The episode describes the FBI’s role in the murder of Hampton.