. ▁Ham pton ▁joined ▁the ▁Party ▁and ▁re located ▁to ▁dow nt own ▁Chicago . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Party ' s ▁nas cent ▁Illinois ▁chapter , ▁founded ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁by ▁Bob ▁Brown , ▁a ▁Student ▁Non vi ol ent ▁Co ordin ating ▁Committee ▁( SN CC ) ▁organ izer . ▁▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁associ ates ▁made ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁significant ▁achiev ements ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁Perhaps ▁his ▁most ▁important ▁was ▁his ▁bro k ering ▁of ▁a ▁non ag gression ▁p act ▁among ▁Chicago ' s ▁most ▁powerful ▁street ▁gang s . ▁Em phas izing ▁that ▁ra cial ▁and ▁eth nic ▁conflict ▁among ▁gang s ▁would ▁only ▁keep ▁its ▁members ▁ent rench ed ▁in ▁pover ty , ▁Ham pton ▁stro ve ▁to ▁for ge ▁a ▁class - cons cious , ▁multi ra cial ▁al liance ▁among ▁the ▁B PP , ▁the ▁Young ▁Patri ots ▁Organ ization , ▁and ▁the ▁Young ▁L ords ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Jose ▁Cha ▁Cha ▁Jim enez . ▁ ▁Ham pton ▁met ▁the ▁Young ▁L ords ▁Chicago ' s ▁Lincoln ▁Park ▁neighborhood ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁they ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁news ▁for ▁occup ying ▁a ▁police ▁community ▁work shop ▁at ▁the ▁Chicago ▁ 1 8 th ▁District ▁Police ▁Station . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁twice ▁with ▁Jim enez ▁at ▁the ▁W icker ▁Park ▁W elf are ▁Office , ▁and ▁both ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁" m ob ▁action " ▁at ▁a ▁peace