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African American civil rights workers Biography African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Cointelpro History Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar) 1895-1972 Intelligence service United States History 20th century Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Undercover operations United States History 20th century United States Race relations History 20th century United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.Filter By Subjects
African American civil rights workers Biography African Americans Civil rights History 20th century Civil rights movements United States History 20th century Cointelpro History Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar) 1895-1972 Intelligence service United States History 20th century Jr King, Martin Luther 1929-1968 Undercover operations United States History 20th century United States Race relations History 20th century United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.Summary: On March 8, 1971, eight ordinary citizens broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, a town just outside of Philadelphia, took hundreds of secret files, and shared them with the public. In doing so, they uncovered the FBI's vast and illegal regime of spying and intimidation of Americans exercising their First Amendment rights. Despite conducting one of the most thorough investigations in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF NINSummary: Based on newly declassified files, Sam Pollard's resonant film explores the US government's surveillance and harassment of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: IFC Films 2022