COINTELPRO 101 2010
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COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.
- Released: 2010-05-07
- Runtime: 56 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Liz Derias, Bob Boyle, Jose Lopez, Lucy Rodriguez, Ward Churchill
- Director: Anita Johnson, Camilo Landau, Claude Marks, Lincoln Bergman, Prentis Hemphill
