Killings of Black Panthers dedicated with plaque in Chicago 56 years later

New Near West Side Memorial Coincides With Anniversary Of Black Panther Leader's Killing

NEAR WEST SIDE — Black Panther Party members gathered Wednesday outside a Near West Side two-flat where, almost 56 years ago to the day, Chairman Fred Hampton was assassinated alongside fellow Black Panther Mark Clark. The two-flat at 2337 W. Monroe St. where Hampton and Clark were killed by Chicago police is now the latest site to be commemorated as part of the Black Panther Party Heritage Trail. A vigil and plaque dedication was held at the si…

Killings of Black Panthers dedicated with plaque in Chicago 56 years later

On the morning of Dec. 4, 1969, Nwhai Nefahito was in the Near West Side house where local and federal police stormed in and assassinated Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton.Nefahito was shot twice, once in the hand and once in the leg, as a police officer fired an automatic rifle through the wall of 2337 W. Monroe St. into the bedroom where she had been sleeping. She saw then 22-year-old Clark — who she described as a quiet, humbl…

Killings of Black Panthers Fred Hampton, Mark Clark marked with a plaque in Chicago 56 years later

On the morning of Dec. 4, 1969, Nwaji Nefahito was in the Near West Side house where police officers under the command of then-Cook County State’s Attorney Edward Hanrahan stormed in and assassinated Black Panther leaders Mark Clark and Fred Hampton. Nefahito was shot twice, once in the hand and once in the leg, as a police officer fired an automatic rifle through the wall of 2337 W. Monroe St. into the bedroom where she had been sleeping. She s…