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COINTELPRO: Why Did the FBI Target Black Activists Fighting for Equality?

A 2017 report identified "black identity extremists" as a threat to law enforcement. Critics say this report is eerily similar to the FBI's counter intelligence program, a.k.a. COINTELPRO, which was established in the 50's by J. Edgar Hoover to specifically target African-Americans who were fighting for justice and equality, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and many members of the Black Panther Party.

The Struggle Inside: The Murder of George Jackson

A program about the modern anti-prison movement. Features historical materials, including recordings of George Jackson, Angela Davis, Ruchell Magee, Georgia Jackson (George's mother), Harry Belafonte, James Baldwin and others.

How the FBI Tried to Intimidate Martin Luther King Jr.

J. Edgar Hoover uses his power as head of the FBI to antagonize civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan & George Simmonds (1987) | African Origins

Author/historians Dr. Yosef Ben-Jochannan (Dr. Ben) and Professor George Simmonds discuss the untold truths in Religion and Western Culture in relation to African-Americans in this one hour TV show produced at the University of Montevallo (Alabama) circa 1987.

BBC Face to Face| Martin Luther King Jr Interview (1961)

First transmitted in 1961, Martin Luther King talks about his childhood experiences and the incidents that led to the Montgomery bus boycott. These events shaped King's life and led to him becoming a national figurehead and civil rights leader. He is questioned on whether he feels fear or loneliness in his position, as well as his own feelings on his adequacy as a leader of the civil rights movement in America.
 

Alice Walker on Cuba and Fidel Castro (1996)

Alice Walker opens up about her numerous visits to Cuba and meeting Fidel Castro.

Martin Luther King, Jr. On NBC's Meet the Press (1965)

One week after leading, King said that the demonstration was necessary not just to help push the Voting Rights Bill through, but to draw attention to the humiliating conditions in Alabama such as police brutality and racially-motivated murder.

Little Known Facts About Martin Luther King, Jr.

Civil Rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is most remembered for his use of nonviolence and civil disobedience to advance civil rights and pursue equal opportunities for African Americans. He opposed segregation and marched on Washington, DC, to deliver his famous "I Have A Dream" speech in 1963 and, the following year, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for opposing racial inequality through nonviolent resistance.

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