Events tagged with "mark clark"

Historical Events tagged with "mark clark"

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Police Raid Kills Fred Hampton and Mark Clark

December 4th, 1969 55 years ago

Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, members of the Black Panther Party, were shot and killed during a pre-dawn raid by Chicago police. The raid involved 14 officers and targeted their apartment at 2337 West Monroe Street, aiming to arrest the leaders as part of a larger operation against the Black Panthers. Police claimed they returned fire after being shot at, but eyewitness accounts contradicted this, stating that the raid was executed in an aggressive manner. The incident sparked outrage and protests across the nation.