COINTELPRO
FBI counterintelligence program (1956–1971) targeting civil rights leaders, anti-war activists, Black Power movements, and the New Left through infiltration, forged letters, and blackmail. Exposed when the Citizens' Commission burglarized the Media, PA FBI office in 1971.
Key Claims
- 01FBI sent a forged letter urging Martin Luther King Jr. to commit suicide.
- 02Agents infiltrated and disrupted the Black Panther Party.
- 03Targets included not just radicals but also non-violent civil rights organizers.
Counter-Evidence & Fact-Checks
Officially exposed and condemned. Director J. Edgar Hoover formally terminated COINTELPRO in 1971. The Church Committee's 1976 final report documents abuses in detail.
Timeline of Record
- 1956-08-28Hoover initiates COINTELPRO against the Communist Party USA.
- 1964-11-21FBI 'suicide letter' mailed to MLK.
- 1971-03-08Citizens' Commission burglarizes FBI Media, PA office and leaks documents.
- 1976-04-26Church Committee final report (Book III) published.
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