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COINTELPRO 101

2010-05-07 Documentary 56mins

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.

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COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.

  • Released
    2010-05-07
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    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    56mins
  • Genre
    Documentary
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
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  • Production
    The Freedom Archives

Crew

Claude Marks
Producer

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Bob Boyle

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Jose Lopez

Jose Lopez

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Lucy Rodriguez

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Ward Churchill

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Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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Leonard Peltier

Leonard Peltier

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Ricardo Romero

Ricardo Romero

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Francísco "Kiko" Martinez

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Priscilla Falcon

Priscilla Falcon

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Muhammad Ahmad

Muhammad Ahmad

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J. Edgar Hoover

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Kwame Ture

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Akinyele Umoja

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Geronimo Pratt

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Laura Whitehorn

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Kathleen Cleaver

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M. Wesley Swearingen

M. Wesley Swearingen

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Fred Hampton

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Frank Church

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Mumia Abu-Jamal

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