The FBI's War on Black America
The FBI's War on Black America

The FBI's War on Black America

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1990
0h 53m
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Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise "of a Black Messiah" that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force. This documentary establishes historical perspective on the measures initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI which aimed to discredit black political figures and forces of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, it investigates the government's role in the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. Were the murders the result of this concerted effort to avoid "a Black Messiah"?

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H. Rap Brown

Self

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Kwame Ture

Self

Kwame Ture
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Eldridge Cleaver

Self (archive footage)

Eldridge Cleaver
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Kathleen Cleaver

Self

Kathleen Cleaver
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Fred Hampton

Self (archive footage)

Fred Hampton
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Malcolm X

Self (archive footage)

Malcolm X
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Huey P. Newton

Self (archive footage)

Huey P. Newton
Acting

Geronimo Pratt

Self

Geronimo Pratt
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Bobby Rush

Self

Bobby Rush

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