COINTELPRO
J. Edgar Hoover, former Director of the FBI and creator of COINTELPRO
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COINTELPRO: Why did the FBI target Black activists fighting for equality?
By: NowThisNews Decades ago, the FBI targeted Black activists who were fighting for equality. Now, this sad chapter of history is repeating itself. |
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COINTELPRO Papers
By: Federal Bureau of Investigation Documents from the FBI’s secret wars against political dissent |
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COINTELPRO: The Untold American Story
Details the FBI’s operations against student protestors, Black leaders, the American Indian Movement, and political prisoners |
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FBI’s COINTELPRO Exposed (website)
On March 8, 1971, a taxi driver, a day care provider, and two professors broke into an FBI office and stole more than 1,000 classified documents that they then mailed anonymously to several U.S. newspapers. The documents revealed the FBI’s Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO). The FBI conducted surveillance, infiltration, discreditation, and the disruption of domestic political organizations — including actions that led to murder. |
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The COINTELPRO War
By: Groundings Podcast In this episode of the Groundings podcast, host Musa Springer talks with Dr. Akinyele Umoja, a scholar, activist, and author, about the notorious COINTELPRO program. This program was led by the FBI and local police departments, and was an all-out war on Black organizers. This episode delves into the history, consequences, and the struggle led by Black organizers to expose the violent program. |