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Cointelpro 101

The US government's Cointelpro program during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s was characterized by illicit monitoring, sabotage, and even assassination of individuals deemed a threat to national security.

The documentary Cointelpro 101 uncovers the US government's illegal activities, including surveillance, imprisonment, and murder, targeting leaders of social justice movements in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. It reveals the FBI's Counter Intelligence Program, which aimed to disrupt and destroy these movements, and many of the government's crimes remain unknown.

Info about Cointelpro 101

Studio(s): The Freedom Archives

Originally Released: United States, May 07, 2010

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History