The FBI's War on Black America
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The FBI's War on Black America

6.8 / 10 | 4h | United States
1990 | Documentary
Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise "of a Black Messiah" that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force. This documentary establishes historical perspective on the measures initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI which aimed to discredit black political figures and forces of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, it investigates the government's role in the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. Were the murders the result of this concerted effort to avoid "a Black Messiah"?

Cast List (20)

Deb Ellis
Deb Ellis
Director
Denis Mueller
Denis Mueller
Director
H. Rap Brown
H. Rap Brown
Self (SNCC Member)
Stokely Carmichael
Stokely Carmichael
Self
Eldridge Cleaver
Eldridge Cleaver
Self
Kathleen Cleaver
Kathleen Cleaver
Self (Former Minister of Information, Black Panther Party)
Eugene 'Bull' Connor
Eugene 'Bull' Connor
Self
Courtland Cox
Courtland Cox
Self (Former SNCC Member)
Fred Hampton
Fred Hampton
Self
Jeff Hass
Jeff Hass
Self (People's Law Office)
Hubert H. Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Self
Geronimo Ji Jaga
Geronimo Ji Jaga
Self (Former Minister of Defense Black Panter Panty)
Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Self
Huey P. Newton
Huey P. Newton
Self
Lu Palmer
Lu Palmer
Self (Journalist)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Self
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush
Self
Phillip Smith
Phillip Smith
Self (History Professor)
Robert Starks
Robert Starks
Self (Political Science Professor)
Flint Taylor
Flint Taylor
Self (People's Law Office)

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