COINTELPRO 101 (2010)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
2010-05-07
United States of America
56 Min.
PG-13
Documentary
Overview
COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.
Cast
Self / Narrator (voice)
Self - Attorney
Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner
Self - Native American Activist/Author
Self - Native American Activist/Author
Self - Political Prisoner
Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO
Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney
Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado
Self - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self - Professor, African American Studies, Georgia State U.
Self - Black Panther Party / Former Political Prisoner
Self - Activist / Former Political Prisoner
Self - Black Panther Party/Attorney
Self - Former FBI Special Agent
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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