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English 7
120 Minute “In-Class” Research Project
“Cointelpro widened its targets to include the civil rights movement, the black nationalist
movement, and the “New Left” which included groups opposed to the Vietnam War.” – Nancy
Chang
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Use the Cointelpro FBI files link (in Canvas) to research either: The New Left, Puerto
Rican Groups, Black Extremist, or Socialist Workers Party.
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Questions you are asking and using evidence to support:
What was Cointelpro’s purpose?
Cointelpro’s purpose is to discredit and neutralize groups deemed to be destabilizing American politics.
External means are often used to criminalize various forms of political struggle and to undermine some social movements.
How did we learn of it?
Known through one of the files "Black extremist."
Based on the files that you researched, how did it work?
The document I researched was "black extremist. The purpose of this new counterintelligence terminator is to expose, undermine, mislead, denigrate or otherwise discredit black nationalist, hate-based organizations and groups. Their leaders, spokespersons, members and supporters, and
to combat their violent tendencies and civil unrest. The FBI has always viewed black activism as a potential national security threat. It has used its full investigative powers not to suppress violence, but to suppress black activity rights of speech and association at home. The Universal Black Improvement Association, which infiltrated Garvey through informants provocateurs and undercover agents, has been looking for years to justify any charges of deporting black people. The FBI uses similar tactics to undermine, Discredit and suppress the leaders of the civil rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s. The FBI's cointelpro program for civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. was specifically designed to prevent a rise that would unify and reinvigorate the radical black nationalist movement. Not to prevent Any acts of violence they may have committed, these methods include informant-driven disinformation campaigns designed to spark conflict within the movement and the use of public investigative campaigns.
Because one of the goals of the cointelpro program is to convince activists that every All have FBI agents behind them to inspire their fears.
What effects did it have on social movements and communities?
American society has experienced many severe incidents of racism,
The death of 17-year-old black youth Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the murder of black youth
Mike Brown in 2014 also caused solid social dissatisfaction. It has long been seen as a high crime group and is discriminated against in the labor market. Black people living in isolated areas harbored strong discontent with social, judicial, political, and economic systems. While people are amazed at the tremendous energy of this "Black Lives Matter" movement, Perhaps they should also be aware of the pain and discrimination experienced by the black community.
Despite progress, racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance still permeate every society worldwide and profoundly affect millions of people's lives and human rights.
What are the ethical ramifications of programs like COINTELPRO?
COINTELPRO has targeted numerous nonviolent protest groups and dissidents with illegal wiretapping, unauthorized body searches, and a host of other dirty tricks. The FBI used the information gleaned from
these improper investigations not for law enforcement purposes but to "sabotage marriages, disrupt meetings,
exclude people from careers, provoke competition among target groups, and potentially lead to death.
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Use an abundance of evidence and examples to support your answers, primarily for #3
and #4.
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