▁later ▁followed ▁police ▁in ▁his ▁community ▁super vision ▁program , ▁watching ▁out ▁for ▁police ▁brut ality , ▁they ▁used ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁law ▁as ▁a ▁defense . ▁ ▁Ham pton ▁became ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Association ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁Col ored ▁People ▁( NA AC P ) ▁and ▁assumed ▁leadership ▁of ▁its ▁West ▁Sub urban ▁Branch ' s ▁Youth ▁Council . ▁In ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁an ▁NA AC P ▁youth ▁organ izer , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁natural ▁leadership ▁ab ilities ; ▁from ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁must er ▁a ▁youth ▁group ▁ 5 0 0 - members ▁strong . ▁He ▁worked ▁to ▁get ▁more ▁and ▁better ▁recre ational ▁facilities ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood s ▁and ▁to ▁improve ▁educational ▁resources ▁for ▁May wood ' s ▁imp over ished ▁black ▁community . ▁Through ▁his ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁NA AC P , ▁Ham pton ▁hoped ▁to ▁achieve ▁social ▁change ▁through ▁community ▁organ izing ▁and ▁non vi ol ent ▁activ ism . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁About ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁Ham pton ▁was ▁successfully ▁organ izing ▁young ▁African ▁Americans ▁for ▁the ▁NA AC P , ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁Party ▁( B PP ) ▁was ▁rising ▁to ▁national ▁prom in ence . ▁Ham pton ▁was ▁quickly ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan thers ' ▁approach , ▁which ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁ten - point ▁program ▁that ▁integrated ▁black ▁self - det erm ination ▁with ▁class ▁and ▁economic ▁critique ▁from ▁Ma o ism