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©2010
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viii, 376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Meeting a revolutionary -- Born and bred in Atlanta -- Young Fred Hampton, an early activist -- Chicago, becoming a lawyer -- Fred and the rise of the Panthers -- Convergence -- Struggle in the streets : PLO begins -- Panthers versus police -- Last glimpse -- A knock at the door -- Hanrahan versus Panthers -- "A northern lynching" -- The battle for hearts and minds -- Farewell to a revolutionary -- Panthers indicted -- The survivors go public -- A puzzling victory -- Sue the bastards -- Shootout in Carbondale -- Vietnam and protest -- The Carbondale trial -- Prosecuting Hanrahan -- Revolt at Attica -- Two bad decisions -- The snitch -- Back in court -- Floor plan for murder -- On the trail of COINTELPRO -- Groth's informant -- Hiding COINTELPRO -- Number one on the "hit" parade -- Opening day -- "I am no Solomon" -- The deluge -- O'Neal gets a bonus -- December 4, revisited -- An honest FBI man -- Witness O'Neal -- The shooters -- Facing Hanrahan and jail -- Fred, the "Messiah" -- A shameful end -- Boiling over -- Rock bottom -- Out of the abyss -- A victory -- Onward -- Seize the time