COINTELPRO 101 (2010)
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Overview : 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.
Release Date : May 7, 2010
Runtime : 56m
Genre : Documentary
Companies : The Freedom Archives
Countries : United States of America
Keywords : central intelligence agency (cia), police state, fbi, intelligence agency, law enforcement, police surveillance, activism, patriot act, social movement, political prisoners, cointel pro, puerto rican history
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