Heritage Trail Oral History Collection
Lynn French
Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Deputy Minister of Labor Lynn French went to school with Fred Hampton’s brother, Bill and shares how she first met Fred and Bobby Rush, why the Party was called the Vanguard of the Revolution, how she started the Black Panther Party daycare and a fond memory of Erica Huggins.
Collection: Heritage Trail Oral History Collection
Interviewee: Lynn French
Affiliation: Deputy Minister of Labor, Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party
Interviewer: Leila Wills, Historical Preservation Society
Date Recorded: August 20, 2026
Duration: 23:25
Transcript: Transcript will be added after processing
Preferred Citation: Lynn French, oral history interview by Leila Wills, Aug. 20, 2026, Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois Oral History Collection, Historical Preservation Society ILBPP
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