Event Title:

Organization:

  Cultural or Historical

  New York

Start Date:

  2/8/2006

End Date:

  2/9/2006

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Event Info: 

  We are very pleased to screen this rarely screened documentary about the assassination of a 21 year-old Black Panther as part of Black History Month.

Fred Hampton, founder of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was assassinated by a special unit of the Chicago Police Department on December 4th, 1969 as he lay face down in bed. He was 21 years old when he was murdered. The police fired 99 unanswered shots into his apartment, wounding Fred as he slept. Apparently drugged by an informant, Hampton was unable to awaken. After the raid the police put two more shots into Hampton's head and said 'Now he's good and dead.'

This film follows the last year or so of Fred's life and the investigation immediately following his murder.

Four Shows Only
admission: $5
showtimes: 7:30pm and 10pm

Monkey Town is a full-service restaurant and bar, as well as a digital cinema.

Location:

  Monkey Town

Room:

Address:

  58 N. 3rd St

Phone:

  718-384-1369

City:

  Brooklyn

State/Province:

  NY