Judas and the Black Messiah. It chronicles the events leading up to the assassination of Fred Hampton. Kaluuya, who also gave stunning performances in Get Out and Queen and Slim, portrays Hampton, a captivating, young activist who quickly rose to become Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party.
His natural gift for public speaking allowed him to charm people of all races across the nation and encourage them to work together to support the party’s social justice initiatives.
He was only 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI while he lay sleeping beside his pregnant fiancé. The agency had been looking to silence him for months, and was able to pin down his exact whereabouts by coercing a low-level criminal named.
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