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COINTELPRO, the secret FBI project to infiltrate and disrupt domestic organizations thought to be “subversive.”, targeted many African-American, Native-American, and other movements for self-determination by people of color in the US. Between 1956 and 1971, the FBI conducted more than 2,000 COINTELPRO operations. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be broadcasting the documentary film “COINTELPRO 101.” Today we hear the first half of the film, produced by the Freedom Archives.
Special thanks to The Freedom Archives.
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COINTELPRO, the secret FBI project to infiltrate and disrupt domestic organizations thought to be “subversive.”, targeted many African-American, Native-American, and other movements for self-determination by people of color in the US. Between 1956 and 1971, the FBI conducted more than 2,000 COINTELPRO operations. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be broadcasting the documentary film “COINTELPRO 101.” Today we hear the first half of the film, produced by the Freedom Archives.
Special thanks to The Freedom Archives.
Broadcast History
Program #20-11
Begin 05/15/11
End date: 11/15/11
Timing and Cues
Total run time is 29 minutes (no hard breaks)
-Optional cutaway at 1:00
-Optional (floating) cutaway between 12:00 and 20:00
-Music in/out.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinnerman | Nina Simone | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
Producer/Host: Andrew Stelzer
Producer: Kyung Jin Lee, Esther Manilla
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Associate Director: Khanh Pham
Production Intern: Lisa Bartfai
Web Intern: Irene Florez
Community Engagement and Volunteer Coordinator: Karl Jagbandhansingh
Organizational Volunteers: Judy Huang, Dan Turner, Alfonso Hooker, Alton Byrd, Alex Collins, Judy Huang, Catherine Lee and Dashal Moore.
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