Fifty Years Ago, Activists Burgled the FBI and Exposed Its Undemocratic Abuses
On March 8, 1971, a group of New Left activists executed a daring burglary of an FBI field office in Pennsylvania, exposing the bureauâs COINTELPRO operations against the civil rights movement.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Photo: iPhoneDigital, CC BY 2.0/Flickr
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On March 8, 1971, much of the nation was transfixed by the âFight of Centuryâ between Joe Fraiser and Muhammed Ali, both undefeated. Or at least thatâs what eight anti-war activists were counting on. The activists, some of whom traced their roots to the civil rights movement, recognised the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a political police that posed an existential threat to the movement.
Rep. Steve Cohen has reintroduced a bill that calls for J. Edgar Hoover’s name to be removed from the FBI building after seeing ‘Judas and the Black Messiah.’
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Judas And The Black Messiah Counters Decades Of Lies About The Black Panther Party Judas, directed by Shaka King, who wrote the script with Will Berson, from a story by Keith Lucas and Kenneth Lucas, is a contender in the Oscar races.
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LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – Aside from being well-made and effective as a movie, Warner Bros.’ “Judas and the Black Messiah” has a goal: to counter decades of government lies about the Black Panther Party.
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The party was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, and ceased operations in 1982. The film, which started streaming Feb. 12, centers on the 1969 murder of BPP leader Fred Hampton and his betrayal by colleague (and FBI informant) William O’Neal.
Judas and the Black Messiah Counters Decades of Lies About Black Panthers
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Aside from being well-made and effective as a movie, Warner Bros.’ “Judas and the Black Messiah” has a goal: to counter decades of government lies about the Black Panther Party.
The party was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in 1966, and ceased operations in 1982. The film, which started streaming Feb. 12, centers on the 1969 murder of BPP leader Fred Hampton and his betrayal by colleague (and FBI informant) William O’Neal.
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“Judas,” directed by Shaka King, who wrote the script with Will Berson, from a story by Keith Lucas and Kenneth Lucas, is a contender in the Oscar races.