How FBI informant William O’Neal infiltrated the Black Panthers and set up Fred Hampton for $300 In Illinois, where Fred Hampton had been born to parents who had come from Louisiana, the police constantly harassed people who looked like him. Access to social goods too was made difficult, if not curtailed, in the areas with heavy black populations. The Black Panther Party was consequently for Hampton, a natural home. The party, a creation of Huey Newton and fellow student Bobby Seale, insisted on

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In The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution, viewers met William O'Neal, an FBI informant who joined the Black Panthers. In this never-before-seen footage from "Eyes on the Prize," he shares his perspectives on life. Catch the marathon broadcast of the documentary series May 6-7 on #ninePBS. | Nine PBS

Fred Hampton was only 21 years old when the system took him down. ✊🏾 A leader of the Black Panther Party, he fed children, opened clinics, and built unity across races with his Rainbow Coalition. But betrayal came from the inside. William O’Neal, a Panther turned FBI informant, became Hampton’s bodyguard — then drew the map that led to his assassination. On December 4, 1969, police stormed Hampton’s home. He was executed in his sleep next to his pregnant fiancée. This wasn’t an accident. It was