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“We don’t think you fight fire with fire best ; we think you fight fire with water best. We’re going to fight racism not with racism, but we’re going to fight with solidarity. We say we’re not going to fight capitalism with black capitalism, but we’re going to fight it with socialism. We’re stood up and said we’re not going to fight reactionary pigs and reactionary state’s attorneys like this and reactionary state’s attorneys like Hanrahan with any other reactions on our part. We’re going to fight their reactions with all of us people getting together and having an international proletarian revolution.”

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Fred Hampton

Fred Hampton was an American civil rights activist, born on August 30, 1948, and died on December 4, 1969. He was a key member of the Black Panther Party, dedicated to fighting against racial discrimination and police brutality, and played a crucial role in the civil rights movement. more

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