▁his ▁life ▁and ▁by ▁his ▁goals ▁of ▁emp ower ing ▁the ▁most ▁opp ress ed ▁sector ▁of ▁Chicago ' s ▁Black ▁community , ▁bringing ▁people ▁into ▁political ▁life ▁through ▁participation ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁freedom ▁fighting ▁organization ." ▁ ▁Mon uments ▁and ▁streets ▁A ▁public ▁pool ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁town ▁of ▁May wood , ▁Illinois . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Ham pton ' s ▁char ity ▁work ▁proposed ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁a ▁Chicago ▁street ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁leader . ▁Chicago ' s ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁F rat ernal ▁Order ▁of ▁Police ▁opposed ▁this ▁effort . ▁On ▁Saturday ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁Ham pton ▁was ▁ere cted ▁outside ▁the ▁Fred ▁Ham pton ▁Family ▁Aqu atic ▁Center . ▁ ▁We ather ▁Under ground ▁reaction ▁Two ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁kill ings ▁of ▁Fred ▁Ham pton ▁and ▁Mark ▁Clark , ▁on ▁December ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁We ath erm en ▁destroyed ▁numerous ▁police ▁vehicles ▁in ▁a ▁ret ali atory ▁bomb ing ▁sp ree ▁at ▁ 3 6 0 0 ▁N . ▁Hal sted ▁Street ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁Following ▁this , ▁the ▁group ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁ult ra - rad ical ized . ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁the ▁group ▁issued ▁a ▁" Dec laration ▁of ▁War " ▁against ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government , ▁and ▁used