Groups had a common purpose -- civil rights -- until an FBI counter-intelligence program spread lies and rumors that fueled violent confrontations in Los Angeles and San Diego
The leaders of two prominent Black-empowerment groups signed a reconciliation agreement forgiving each other for a rivalry that turned deadly more than 50 years ago amid secret manipulations by FBI agents trying to disrupt the civil-rights movement.
Called COINTELPRO, the program was created by J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI director at the time, who considered the Black Panthers “the greatest threat to internal security of the country.”talked openly about using “imaginative and hard-hitting” measures to accelerate disagreements between the groups and “grant nature the opportunity to take her due course.”
On June 5, US member Joseph Whaley was shot and wounded while walking with his girlfriend on 33rd Street in Mountain View. On Aug. 15, Sylvester Bell was fatally shot while selling copies of a Black Panthers newspaper in the parking lot of a shopping center, also in Mountain View.“Shootings, beatings and a high degree of unrest continues to prevail in the ghetto area of southeast San Diego.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Facebook Groups adds Reels support, new communication featuresMeta announced new features coming to Facebook Groups such as the ability to add Reels to these pages as well as new communication features.
Weiterlesen »
Judge allows Sterigenics lawsuits to be consolidated into groups of 10Attorneys for more than 700 people are suing the medical sterilization company, accusing Sterigenics of causing cancer.
Weiterlesen »
Trish DeBerry’s ‘Dr. No’ slur for rival condemned as racist by San Antonio Asian American groupsDeBerry referred to her opponent, Judge Peter Sakai, who is Japanese American, as 'Dr. No' during a forum — even after Sakai registered his offense. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas AAPI SanAntonioPolitics TexasPolitics AsianAmerican
Weiterlesen »