This event will take place virtually at 4:30pm PDT/6:30pm CDT. Not in PDT or CDT? Check your time zone.

Join the Columbia Alumni Association of Chicago for a presentation by Dr. Chris Stacey on the emergence of the Black Panther Party in Chicago, Fred Hampton’s Role in the BPP, and the events leading to his death on December 4, 1969 at the age of twenty-one.

Part Two will explore Fred Hampton’s life as an activist at Proviso East High School and his work in traditional Civil Rights organizations before co-founding the Chicago BPP with Bobby Rush. Learn more about this event and register for event access information.