The Cointelpro Papers: Documents from the FBI's Secret Wars Against Dissent in the United States

by Ward Churchill, Jim Vander Wall

Overview

Ward Churchill and Jim Vander Wall's exposé of America's political police force, the FBI, reveals the steel fist undergirding "compassionate conservatism's" velvet glove. Using original FBI memos, the authors provide extensive analysis of the agency's treatment of the left, from the Communist Party in the 1950s to the Central America solidarity movement in the 1980s. The authors' new introduction posits likely trajectories for domestic repression.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574782158
Publisher:	Black Classic Press
Publication date:	05/03/2022
Pages:	565
Sales rank:	671,797
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Ward Churchill is an American author and political activist. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the Universityof Colorado Boulder from 1990 until 2007. The primary focus of his work focuses the historical treatment of political dissenters and Native Americans by the United States government. He was a member of the Governing Council of the Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement.

Ward Churchill is an American author and political activist. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the Universityof Colorado Boulder from 1990 until 2007. The primary focus of his work focuses the historical treatment of political dissenters and Native Americans by the United States government. He was a member of the Governing Council of the Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement.

Ward Churchill is an American author and political activist. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the Universityof Colorado Boulder from 1990 until 2007. The primary focus of his work focuses the historical treatment of political dissenters and Native Americans by the United States government. He was a member of the Governing Council of the Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement.

Jim Vander Wall is an active supporter of indigenous people's sovereignty, and has written several articles on FBI counterintelligence operations.

Table of Contents

Dedication vi

Acknowledgements vii

About the Authors viii

Foreword John Trudell ix

Preface Brian Glick x

Guide to the Documents Chip Berlet Brian Click xvii

Preface to the Second Edition xxiii

Introduction: A Glimpse Into the Files of America's Secret Police 1

1 Understanding Deletions in FBI Documents 23

2 COINTELPRO-CP, USA 33

3 COINTELPRO-SWP 49

4 COINTELPRO-Puerto Rican Independence Movement 63

5 COINTELPRO-Black Liberation Movement 91

6 COINTELPRO-New Left 165

7 COINTELPRO-AIM 231

8 Conclusion: COINTELPRO Lives On 303

Organizational Contacts 328

Notes 331

Bibliography 420

Index 439