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Series of covert and illegal projects by the FBI
COINTELPRO (a syllabic abbreviation derived from Counter Intelligence Program) was a series of covert and illegal projects conducted between 1956 and 1971
COINTELPRO
1990 book by Ward Churchill and Jim Vander Wall
The COINTELPRO Papers: Documents from the FBI's Secret Wars Against Dissent in the United States is a book by Ward Churchill and Jim Vander Wall, first
The_COINTELPRO_Papers
American law enforcement administrator (1895–1972)
time he formalized a covert "dirty tricks" program under the name COINTELPRO. COINTELPRO was first used to disrupt the CPUSA, where Hoover ordered observation
J._Edgar_Hoover
American political organization (1966–1982)
sabotaged the party with an illegal and covert counterintelligence program (COINTELPRO) of surveillance, infiltration, perjury, and police harassment, all designed
Black_Panther_Party
American actress (1938–1979)
Gang War in Naples. Seberg was among the best-known targets of the FBI's COINTELPRO project. Her targeting was in retaliation for her support of the Black
Jean_Seberg
1971 boxing match
pull off a burglary at an FBI office in Pennsylvania, which exposed the COINTELPRO operations that included illegal spying on activists involved with the
Fight_of_the_Century
African-American activist (1948–1969)
one-third to a group of nine plaintiffs. Given revelations about the COINTELPRO program and documents associated with the killings, many scholars now
Fred_Hampton
Activist group that in 1971 revealed FBI domestic surveillance operations
FBI's secret COINTELPRO operation, resulting in creation by the United States Senate of the Church Committee and the cessation of COINTELPRO. Noam Chomsky
Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI
Citizens'_Commission_to_Investigate_the_FBI
Covert FBI operation to stop prison rebellions
Intelligence Program, code named COINTELPRO, a series of covert and illegal projects conducted between 1956 and 1971. Through COINTELPRO, the FBI targeted activists
PRISACTS
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
out controversial domestic surveillance in an operation it called the COINTELPRO, from "COunter-INTELligence PROgram". It was to investigate and disrupt
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
American politician (1910–1972)
of what went on in Cointelpro, the covert F.B.I. prcgram of J. Edgar Hoover's late years to injure those he disliked. Cointelpro has had less public
William_Albertson
Federal Bureau of Investigation official
W. W. Norton & Company in 1979. Sullivan led the highly controversial COINTELPRO aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic
William_C._Sullivan
Mayor of New York City since January 2026
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
Zohran_Mamdani
American politician and activist (born 1989)
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
Defense League. These documents were part of a larger FBI initiative called COINTELPRO; an acronym for COunter INTELligence PROgram. The program "was a secret
RESIST_(non-profit)
American film by Johanna Hamilton
element in the stolen materials turned out to be a single file mentioning "COINTELPRO", a secret surveillance program that was run by J. Edgar Hoover. Subsequent
1971_(2014_film)
Committee investigating governmental abuses in the US intelligence community
drugging of US citizens as part of human experimentation on mind control; COINTELPRO, which involved the surveillance and infiltration of American political
Church_Committee
2021 soundtrack albums
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Cointelpro/Dec 4" (Fred Hampton Jr.) Fred Hampton Jr. Wadell Brooks D. Brooks Exclusive 3:20 2. "Fight for You"
Judas and the Black Messiah (soundtrack)
Judas_and_the_Black_Messiah_(soundtrack)
Political party in the United States
"the mutiny" and kept them out of the ANP. During the 1960s, the FBI's COINTELPRO "White Hate" program placed the ANP under surveillance and undertook operations
American_Nazi_Party
American left-wing organization active 1968–1973
The Young Patriots Organization (YPO) was an American leftist organization of mostly White Southerners from Uptown, Chicago. Originating in 1968 and active
Young_Patriots_Organization
American activist and author (born 1944)
when a judge ruled that the initial arrest was part of the FBI's illegal COINTELPRO operation, and that the prosecution withheld crucial evidence from the
Dhoruba_bin_Wahad
2019 film by Benedict Andrews
him, despite both of them being married. The FBI's surveillance program COINTELPRO begins to target Seberg, recording her and Jamal having sex and playing
Seberg
American "Maoist" group run by FBI
by the FBI's Chicago office as a counterintelligence operation under COINTELPRO. AHC provided a "radical" background for FBI informants, who joined New
Ad Hoc Committee for a Marxist-Leninist Party
Ad_Hoc_Committee_for_a_Marxist-Leninist_Party
African-American civil rights organization
2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015. "COINTELPRO" A Huey P. Newton Story, Public Broadcasting System website. "COINTELPRO". Encyclopædia Britannica. October
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Southern_Christian_Leadership_Conference
American civil rights activist (born 1941)
from 1956, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began the covert COINTELPRO campaign to infiltrate, discredit and disrupt organisations which were
Max_Stanford
American activist
office in 1971 and exposed illegal activity and abuses of power, including COINTELPRO. Raines was born in Minneapolis, the son of an affluent Methodist minister
John_C._Raines
1960s–70s Western political movement
covert U.S. government campaign to mobilize the CIA's CHAOS and FBI's COINTELPRO to exacerbate existing fissions within the movement's most prominent groups
New_Left
Civil and human rights organization
Party'). The Chicago Young Lords also ceased operations in 1972. The FBI's COINTELPRO program significantly contributed to the Young Lords' decline using a
Young_Lords
American political activist (1947–2011)
and imprisoned. The Federal Bureau of Investigation targeted Pratt in a COINTELPRO operation in the early 1970s, intended to "neutralize Pratt as an effective
Geronimo_Pratt
1960s to 1980s African-American social movement
developed COINTELPRO to investigate Black nationalist groups and others. By 1969, the Black Panthers and their allies had become primary COINTELPRO targets
Black_power_movement
US black nationalist organization and movement
The Republic of New Afrika (RNA) is a black nationalist organization in the United States founded in 1968 after the civil rights movement. The organization
Republic_of_New_Afrika
English musician, songwriter and activist (1940–1980)
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global
John_Lennon
Political party in the United States and Canada
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
American Communist Party (2024)
American_Communist_Party_(2024)
Person who incites others to commit incriminating acts
Union, where they were arrested and executed. In the United States, the COINTELPRO of the Federal Bureau of Investigation included FBI agents posing as political
Agent_provocateur
1969–1971 American Indian occupation of Alcatraz
American Indian Movement was targeted by the federal government and FBI in COINTELPRO and similar surveillance operations. In 1963, Belva Cottier (Rosebud Lakota)
Occupation_of_Alcatraz
Black Panther Party leader (1941–1988)
understanding of political and Marxist theory. Hewitt was a target of COINTELPRO, a controversial FBI scheme intended to undermine radical organizations
Raymond_Hewitt
Intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population
wherein civil liberties are infringed or political dissent is undermined by COINTELPRO-like programs. In 2013, the practice of mass surveillance by world governments
Mass_surveillance
American FBI informant (1949–1990)
counterintelligence operative (informant). The FBI had been conducting its illegal COINTELPRO operation since the mid-1950s, expanding their efforts against communists
William_O'Neal_(informant)
Former U.S. Army officer and FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) sniper
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
Lon_Horiuchi
American journalist
Hoover's Secret FBI. Medsger was instrumental in uncovering the work of COINTELPRO and secret activities by the FBI. She is the former chair of the Department
Betty_Medsger
American student activist organization (1960–1974)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), mainly through its secret COINTELPRO (COunter INTELligence PROgram) and other law enforcement agencies were
Students for a Democratic Society
Students_for_a_Democratic_Society
Plan by the U.S. to detain American residents
martial law in the United States as part of the Global War on Terror. COINTELPRO FEMA camps conspiracy theory Huston Plan Main Core Mariel boatlift No
Rex_84
Letter sent by FBI to Martin Luther King Jr.
classified documents. Parts of them exposed a secret FBI operation called COINTELPRO. Those documents were later sent to newspapers and members of the United
FBI–King_letter
African-American activist (1947–1969)
Black Panther Party as part of the FBI's Counterintelligence Program (COINTELPRO). At one point, Rev. Ramsey was ousted as the church's pastor due to his
Mark_Clark_(activist)
American murdered Black activist (1949–1969)
were the primary target of the FBI's COINTELPRO, and the target of 233 of 295 authorized Black Nationalist COINTELPRO actions. In the spring of 1969, Rackley
Alex_Rackley
Act of state entity involving restriction on the political freedom of citizens
section of government may still be responsible. Some examples are the COINTELPRO operations by the FBI from 1956 to 1971 and the Palmer Raids from 1919
Political_repression
American activist (1935–1998)
a disagreement over the necessity of armed struggle as a response to COINTELPRO and other actions by the government against the Black Panthers and other
Eldridge_Cleaver
Elite tactical unit of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
Hostage_Rescue_Team
1970s–1980s FBI sting operation
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
Abscam
American actress and activist (born 1937)
Jane Seymour Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress and activist. Fonda's work spans several genres and over seven decades of film and television
Jane_Fonda
Central Intelligence Agency domestic espionage project (1967–1974)
investigation into domestic dissent—independent of the FBI's ongoing COINTELPRO, which conducted similar activities. The CIA developed numerous operations
Operation_CHAOS
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
List_of_political_ideologies
Multicultural movement founded in 1969
influence, the Rainbow Coalition faced intense opposition. The FBI's COINTELPRO program, aimed at "neutralizing" subversive groups, targeted the Black
Rainbow Coalition (Fred Hampton)
Rainbow_Coalition_(Fred_Hampton)
Marxist campus organization
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
Platypus_Affiliated_Society
American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
the COINTELPRO operations that included illegal spying on activists involved with the civil rights and anti-war movements. One of the COINTELPRO targets
Muhammad_Ali
Abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. (1932)
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
Lindbergh_kidnapping
Phenomenon of US political rhetoric after WWII
time, he formalized a covert "dirty tricks" program under the name COINTELPRO. COINTELPRO actions included planting forged documents to create the suspicion
McCarthyism
Ethnic identity of some Mexican Americans
agencies, informants, and agents provocateurs, such as through the FBI's COINTELPRO. The Chicano Movement also had a fixation on masculine pride and machismo
Chicano
revealed that the organization had been infiltrated by FBI agents during its COINTELPRO program the group revived and in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties
Honeywell_Project
Post-WWII Nazi-inspired ideologies
and cooperated with FBI requests, despite the party being targeted by COINTELPRO due to the mistaken belief that they were agents of Nasser's Egypt during
Neo-Nazism
Political party
Investigation (FBI) had investigated the SWP since 1940 and, in 1961, initiated a COINTELPRO program against it. The FBI said it had targeted the SWP because of its
Socialist Workers Party (United States)
Socialist_Workers_Party_(United_States)
American journalist, poet, and activist (1887–1920)
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
John_Reed_(journalist)
American sociologist and activist (1868–1963)
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
W._E._B._Du_Bois
Political party in the United States
riots. The Federal Bureau of Investigation targeted the NSRP under its COINTELPRO-WHITE HATE program. The party attempted to gain international contacts
National_States'_Rights_Party
Civil rights organization in the United States
organization led it to support conservative political positions. The FBI's "COINTELPRO" program targeted civil rights groups, including the CORE, for infiltration
Congress_of_Racial_Equality
American filmmaker (born 1968)
"Chris Long, David Ayer's Cedar Park Options 1960s Political Drama 'Cointelpro' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 14, 2025. Petski
David_Ayer
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
FBI_files_on_Michael_Jackson
Senior position in the FBI
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
Associate Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Associate_Deputy_Director_of_the_Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
1954–1968 U.S. social movement
Black people. He also presided over FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover and his COINTELPRO program. This program ordered FBI agents to "expose, disrupt, misdirect
Civil_rights_movement
Murder case
being played at the trial. The two men had been targeted by the FBI's COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program), which operated against and infiltrated
Rice–Poindexter_case
Monitoring something for the purposes of influencing, protecting, or suppressing it
The U.S. has run numerous domestic intelligence operations, such as COINTELPRO, which have bugged the homes, offices, and vehicles of thousands of U
Surveillance
Political party in the United States
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
Workingmen's Party of Illinois
Workingmen's_Party_of_Illinois
American novelist (born 1937)
in the 1980s and 1960s and describes the relationship between an FBI COINTELPRO agent and a radical filmmaker. Its strong sociopolitical undercurrents
Thomas_Pynchon
Social and political movement combating racism in the United States
informants and agent provocateurs through organized activities such as COINTELPRO. Movement leaders like Rosalio Muñoz were ousted from their positions
Chicano_Movement
criminally charged with personal possession and production of child porn. COINTELPRO tactics have been alleged to include discrediting targets through psychological
List_of_FBI_controversies
American activist
of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus in January 1969. As part of COINTELPRO, the FBI sent forged letters to Black Nationalists to inflame tensions
John_Huggins
Southwestern U.S. political party (1970–1978)
Partido Nacional de La Raza Unida (LRUP; National United Peoples Party or United Race Party) was a Hispanic political party centered on Chicano (Mexican-American)
Raza_Unida_Party
American politician and activist (born 1941)
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
Bernie_Sanders
American Trotskyist communist party
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
Revolutionary Communists of America
Revolutionary_Communists_of_America
List of Communist Party USA members who have held public office
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
List of Communist Party USA members who have held office in the United States
List_of_Communist_Party_USA_members_who_have_held_office_in_the_United_States
2001 studio album by Propagandhi
"Natural Disasters" 2:04 6. "With Friends Like These Who the Fuck Needs COINTELPRO?" 3:23 7. "Albright Monument, Baghdad" 2:27 8. "Ordinary People Do Fucked-Up
Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes
Today's_Empires,_Tomorrow's_Ashes
Spree shooting in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Lambright's involvement with the Black Power movement at the peak of the COINTELPRO program was believed to be related to his death. Traveling in the same
1969 Pennsylvania Turnpike shootings
1969_Pennsylvania_Turnpike_shootings
1968 murder in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
assassination. Some evidence has suggested that King had been targeted by COINTELPRO and had also been under surveillance by military intelligence agencies
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Planting doubt on an individual's bona fides or identity
Panther Party (BPP) and other Black Power organizations as part of its COINTELPRO operations. Neal writes that this technique was effective in isolating
Bad-jacketing
American law enforcement officer (1900–1975)
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
Clyde_Tolson
Labor leader, and writer
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
George_E._McNeill
American political activist and co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
Ashik_Siddique
American physicist and peace and anti-repression activist
Investigate the FBI. The Media break-in resulted in the disclosure of COINTELPRO, which in turn led to subsequent investigations and reforms of the FBI
William_C._Davidon
Electronic communication monitor used by the FBI
network. United States portal Politics portal Other FBI cyber-assets: COINTELPRO: a series of covert and illegal FBI projects aimed at surveilling, infiltrating
Carnivore_(software)
American FBI agent (born 1939)
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
Joseph_D._Pistone
American socialist ideology regarding the Bill of Rights
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Bill_of_Rights_socialism
American socialist writer (1928–1989)
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
Michael_Harrington
Puerto Rican activist (1948–2025)
Offensive 1970 Lincoln Hospital takeover Related articles Black Panther Party COINTELPRO Independence movement in Puerto Rico Latin American Defense Organization
José_Jiménez_(activist)
Congressional committee
systems and later attributed to Salt Typhoon. Subcommittees Subcommittees COINTELPRO Church Committee Family Jewels List of United States House of Representatives
United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
United_States_House_Permanent_Select_Committee_on_Intelligence
Division within the US Federal Bureau of Investigation
Director Special agent Methods and activities Abscam Bridgman Convention COINTELPRO FBI method of profiling Rod Blagojevich corruption charges FBI files on
Behavioral_Science_Unit
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List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders
List_of_Democratic_Socialists_of_America_public_officeholders
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
List of socialist members of the United States Congress
List_of_socialist_members_of_the_United_States_Congress
American white supremacist hate group
civil right activists than about controlling the Klan. In 1964, the FBI's COINTELPRO program began attempts to infiltrate and disrupt civil rights groups.
Ku_Klux_Klan
1969 garbage-dumping protests in New York City
Offensive 1970 Lincoln Hospital takeover Related articles Black Panther Party COINTELPRO Independence movement in Puerto Rico Latin American Defense Organization
Garbage_Offensive
American political commentator and activist (born 1996)
Smith Act trials Anti-war and civil rights movements Black power movement COINTELPRO "I Have a Dream" March on Washington Jonestown New Left Poor People's
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(अंकà¥à¤°) Hindi name ANKUR means "seedling."
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Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Anklet; Anklet of Lord Krishna
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Yuan River ruler.
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