| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Req |
DVD, all regions, full screen presentation; NTSC. |
| Credits |
Camera, Mike Gray, Howard Alk ; editor, Howard Alk. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 1971. |
| Summary |
Mike Gray started out to make a film about the Black Panther Party, but on Dec. 4, 1969, the Chicago police raided a Panther apartment and his film became a documentary about the murder of Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party. The film footage of the raid directly contradicted the State Attorney's version of the raid and so filmmakers and Panthers came together to prove that Hampton had been the designated target of the violent, punitive raid. The film's inquiry pursues official spokesmen and traps them in their attempts at covering up an orchestrated assassination. |
| Note |
Special feature: Cicero March, a documentary short film by Mike Gray. |
| LC SUBJECTS |
Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969 -- Death and burial.
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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- History -- 20th century.
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Black Panther Party -- History.
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Black militant organizations -- United States -- History.
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Black power -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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African Americans -- Crimes against.
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African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Police -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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| Genre/Form |
Nonfiction films.
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Documentary films.
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| Other Author |
Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969.
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Gray, Mike, producer.
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Alk, Howard, Director.
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Mike Gray & Associates.
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Facets Video (Firm)
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| Related Title |
Cicero March.
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| ISBN |
1565805224 |
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9781565805224 |
| Publisher# |
DV86922 Facets Video |
| Upc |
736899090029 |
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00736899090029 |
| OCLC # |
133144310 |
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