FBI and CIA Interference in Civil Rights Movement Is Revealed
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Human Rights, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, African American History
- Geographical Location: United States
- Date: 1971-1974
Article abstract: Overstepping their traditional boundaries of investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) attempted to disrupt and discredit various civil rights and peace movements in the 1960’s.
Summary of Event
For many years, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) enjoyed a sterling reputation under the leadership of its longtime director, J. Edgar Hoover. In the later years of Hoover’s administration, however, questions about overzealousness and abuse began to arise. Similar...
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