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The FBI's War on Black America

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The FBI's War on Black America (1990)
  • Documentary
This documentary explores the lives and deaths of people targeted by the US government's COINTELPRO program, an FBI launched program aimed against organized efforts by African Americans to g... Read allThis documentary explores the lives and deaths of people targeted by the US government's COINTELPRO program, an FBI launched program aimed against organized efforts by African Americans to gain rights guaranteed by our constitution.This documentary explores the lives and deaths of people targeted by the US government's COINTELPRO program, an FBI launched program aimed against organized efforts by African Americans to gain rights guaranteed by our constitution.
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  • Directors
    • Deb Ellis
    • Denis Mueller
  • Stars
    • H. Rap Brown
    • Stokely Carmichael
    • Eldridge Cleaver(archive footage)
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  • Directors
    • Deb Ellis
    • Denis Mueller
  • Stars
    • H. Rap Brown
    • Stokely Carmichael
    • Eldridge Cleaver(archive footage)
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    H. Rap Brown
    H. Rap Brown
    • Self (SNCC Member)
    Stokely Carmichael
    Stokely Carmichael
    • Self
    • (as Kwame Toure)
    Eldridge Cleaver
    Eldridge Cleaver
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Kathleen Cleaver
    Kathleen Cleaver
    • Self (Former Minister of Information, Black Panther Party)
    Eugene 'Bull' Connor
    Eugene 'Bull' Connor
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Courtland Cox
    • Self (Former SNCC Member)
    Fred Hampton
    Fred Hampton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jeff Hass
    • Self (People's Law Office)
    Hubert H. Humphrey
    Hubert H. Humphrey
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Malcolm X
    Malcolm X
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Huey P. Newton
    Huey P. Newton
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Lu Palmer
    • Self (Journalist)
    Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
    Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Geronimo Pratt
    • Self (Former Minister of Defense, Black Panther Party)
    Bobby Rush
    Bobby Rush
    • Self
    Phillip Smith
    • Self (History Professor)
    Robert Starks
    • Self (Political Science Professor)
    Flint Taylor
    • Self (People's Law Office)
    • Directors
      • Deb Ellis
      • Denis Mueller
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    Evergreen reminder the roots of racism runs deep
    An excellent history lesson that is as relevant today as the day it was made.
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      • January 1, 1990 (United States)
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