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The FBI's Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO)
09:07 - 15:56 (06:48)
The FBI's COINTELPRO aimed to stoke hatred and conflict between groups, using tactics such as paid informants spreading rumors, as seen in the case of black nationalist group, the US organization and the Panthers. In 1968, J. Edgar Hoover sent a memo to 14 FBI field offices acknowledging the gang warfare between these two groups.
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FBI operatives created fake documents and instigated violent conflicts between Black Panther leaders and other black nationalist organizations to create factionalism and promote their killing, according to recent revelations.
09:07 - 11:20 (02:12)
Summary
FBI operatives created fake documents and instigated violent conflicts between Black Panther leaders and other black nationalist organizations to create factionalism and promote their killing, according to recent revelations.
ChapterThe FBI's Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO)
EpisodePart Two: The Bastards Who Killed the Black Panthers
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The FBI used various tactics, including spreading rumors between groups, to worsen the divide between Black nationalist groups like the US Organization and the Black Panthers, ultimately leading to increased violence and disruption of their movements in the 1960s.
11:20 - 15:56 (04:35)
Summary
The FBI used various tactics, including spreading rumors between groups, to worsen the divide between Black nationalist groups like the US Organization and the Black Panthers, ultimately leading to increased violence and disruption of their movements in the 1960s.