CSPAN3 Church Committee Hearing On FBI Informants May 28, 2016
About the freedom riders. What did you tell them . Had beened that i contacted by a Birmingham City detective who wanted me to meet with a high ranking officer of the Birmingham Police department to set a reception for the freedom riders. The Birmingham Police man set that up . That is correct. And then, were they beaten . They were beaten very badly, yes. Give you the time they promised you to perform the beating . Yes, sir. 15 minutes. No intervention whatsoever. The information was passed on to the bureau. We had approximately 15 minutes after the freedom riders were attacked, a Police Offi...