
COINTELPRO 101(2010)
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.
Writer
Producers
Cast
Cast
Crew
Anita Johnson, Claude Marks, Prentis Hemphill, Andres Alegría
Details
Original Language
en
Country
United States of America
Production
The Freedom Archives
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