COINTELPRO 101
2010
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.
About COINTELPRO 101
- Release date
- 2010-05-07
- Runtime
- 56 minutes
- Original language
- en
- Country of origin
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
Genres
Cast
Ward ChurchillSelf - Native American Activist/AuthorRoxanne Dunbar-OrtizSelf - Native American Activist/Author
Leonard PeltierSelf - Political PrisonerRicardo RomeroSelf - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, COFrancísco "Kiko" MartinezSelf - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & AttorneyPriscilla FalconSelf - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern ColoradoMuhammad AhmadSelf - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)
J. Edgar HooverSelf (archive footage)Viewing information
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