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How Weaponizing Identity Politics Ended the Vietnam War

How Weaponizing Identity Politics Ended the Vietnam War
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Fred Hampton Was Right: We Must Fight Racism With Cross-Racial Solidarity


Fred Hampton Was Right: We Must Fight Racism With Cross-Racial Solidarity
American political & social activist and Black Panther Party member Fred Hampton raises his arms at the Days of Rage rally, Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1969.
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On March 15, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that the film
Judas and the Black Messiah, about the assassination of Chicago Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton, received six Oscar nominations, including one for best picture. Hampton was assassinated because the FBI and Chicago Police Department viewed the 21-year-old as a threat to be eliminated not just because of his leadership of the Black community, but because of his skill in forming bonds across race with other oppressed people, forming what has been referred to as the first Rainbow Coalition. Oscars are a deserved recognition for this important film, but if we really want to honor Hampton, we ....

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