At the start of the song by Dead Prez "Behind enemy lines", the singer
tells the story of a political prisoner who was shot dead by the
government in 12-4-1969.

I would like to know if this is fictional, because I can't find
anything on it and it's not like Dead Prez to base their songs on
fictional events.

An official document/news bulletin is ideally what I'm looking for,
but any formidable evidence would suffice.

Hi luke_flegg,

The song is indeed based on a true story.

The following is an excerpt taken from Vibe Magazine. I suggest you
read the entire article, which also includes an interview with Fred
Hampton Jr.

"The story started thirty-five years ago, early in the AM on Chicago's
Westside. Illinois' Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton laid
asleep beside his pregnant comrade Akua Njeri when gunfire erupted in
21 year-old Hampton's house. Under orders of Illinois' Cook County
State's Attorney, fourteen officers opened fired on not only Fred, but
his fellow Black Panther Party members including Defense Captain Mark
Clark, 22. Ninety-eight rounds of bullets later, Clark and Hampton
laid dead and several others in the house suffered from gunshot
wounds. The tale sounds like a familiar Godfather-wannabe-rhyme from
any miscellaneous rapper (new or old), but the story is not a verse.
Hampton wasn't dealing drugs to his community and he wasn't stealing
from the community, although this didn't stop him from seeing the
inside of many prisons in Illinois. He was a freedom fighter, a
political prisoner, not yet iconic like the late revolutionary Che
Guevara today. Hampton was banging for freedom, as Dead Prez would put
it. He lead free breakfast programs, united the people, helped create
a free medical center, initiated a door to door program of health
services which tested for sickle cell anemia, and he encouraged blood
drives for the Cook County Hospital. So far, it doesn't sound like
there was a justifiable cause for his assassination. But that didn't
stop what seemed like the inevitable for black leaders fighting for
"The People."

As heard on Dead Prez's Let's Get Free album on the song "Behind Enemy
Lines," this tragic event left behind Hampton's unborn son, who today,
"Looks just like him, walks just like him, talks just like him." I
recently talk to Fred Hampton Jr., he shared his thoughts about the
significance of December 4 and his father..."

http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2004/12/online_exclusive_december_4th_just_jayzs_birthday/


More on Fred Hampton Sr.:
The Talking Drum: Fred Hampton 
http://www.thetalkingdrum.com/fred.html

and Fred Hampton Jr.:
http://www.providence.edu/afro/students/panther/hamptonjr.html


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I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
please don?t hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
Rainbow

Thanks for the speedy response, that's exactly what I was looking for.

luke