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Friday Open Thread: COINTELPRO and The War On Black America

March 16, 2018 by Miranda 226 Comments

When University of Baltimore professor Joshua Clark Davis began research for his 2017 book “From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise and Fall of Activist Entrepreneurs,” he no idea he would come across a document detailing just how insidious Hoover's reign was over African American communities across the nation. While the extent of COINTELPRO's involvement with Civil Rights … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: COINTELPRO and The War On Black America

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Wednesday Open Thread: COINTELPRO and The War On Black America

March 14, 2018 by Miranda 225 Comments

Good Morning POU! Until unknown people burglarized the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania, the night of March 8, 1971, there was only suspicion, not evidence, that the FBI actively worked to suppress dissent. What the Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI found though, was more than just the agency working to suppress dissent, they were working to completely oppress … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: COINTELPRO and The War On Black America

Tuesday Open Thread: COINTELPRO and The War On Black America

March 13, 2018 by Miranda 286 Comments

Although initially formed to target the Communist Party U.S.A., COINTELPRO was quickly expanded to include a wide range of groups considered “subversive.” No segment had been as central to COINTELPRO operations as civil rights activists. A wider scope of the FBI’s actions, however, was not known until Congressional hearings years later. What came to light was exceptionally … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: COINTELPRO and The War On Black America

Monday Open Thread: COINTELPRO and The War On Black America

March 12, 2018 by Miranda 284 Comments

Good Morning POU! This week we will look at the various tactics of the FBI in disrupting Black America through its infamous COINTELPRO program. Centralized operations under COINTELPRO officially began in August 1956 with a program designed to "increase factionalism, cause disruption and win defections" inside the Communist Party U.S.A. (CPUSA). Tactics included anonymous … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: COINTELPRO and The War On Black America

Friday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts

March 9, 2018 by pragobots 283 Comments

Alice Allison Dunnigan (1906–1983) was an African-American journalist, civil rights activist and author. Dunnigan was the first African-American female correspondent to receive White House credentials, and the first black female member of the Senate and House of Representatives press galleries. She has written an autobiography entitled Alice A. Dunnigan: A Black Woman's … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: More African-American Firsts

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