On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a Police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton\'s fianc e.
He continues to represent victims of Police brutality..
Haas went on to handle cases involving prisoners\' rights, Police torture, and the wrongfully accused.
In 1969 he and three other lawyers set up the People\'s Law Office, whose clients included the Black Panthers, SDS, and other political activists.
About the Author Attorney Jeffrey Haas has spent his career working for justice.
Not only a story of justice delivered, this book puts Hampton in the spotlight as a dynamic community leader and an inspiration for those in the ongoing fight against injustice and Police brutality.
With a new preface discussing what has changed--and what has not-- The Assassination of Fred Hampton remains Haas\'s personal account of how he and People\'s Law Office partner Flint Taylor pursued Hampton\'s assassins, ultimately prevailing over unlimited government resources and FBI conspiracy.
A second officer said, "He\'s good and dead now." She looked at Jeff and asked, "What can you do?" Fifty years later, Haas finds that there is still an urgent need for the revolutionary systemic changes Hampton was organizing to accomplish.
She heard one officer say, "He\'s still alive." She then heard two shots.
She described how the Police pulled her from the room as Fred lay unconscious on their bed.
On December 4, 1969, attorney Jeff Haas was in a Police lockup in Chicago, interviewing Fred Hampton\'s fianc e
