Co-produced/Co-directed by Deb Ellis and Denis Meuller (co-directors of HOWARD ZINN: YOU CAN'T BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN and PEACE HAS NO BORDERS), THE FBI'S WAR ON BLACK AMERICA looks at a dark period in our country's history. The film is a documentary exploration of the lives and deaths of people targeted by the US government's COINTELPRO, an FBI mounted program aimed against organized efforts by African-Americans to gain rights guaranteed by our constitution. Includes both archival footage and contemporary interviews with people involved in the movement. The 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. This underground classic is as relevant today as the day it was originally released. High quality DVD available here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002NPCJRC Video on Demand Rental and Purchase available here: https://www.amazon.com/FBIs-War-Black-America-Malcom/dp/B07MPP1Z6M/ (included in Amazon Prime)
Published 4 years ago
TagsFederal Bureau Of Investigation (Government Agency) stokely carmichael FBI Martin Luther King MLK Black Panther Party (Political Party) Fred Hampton (Deceased Person) Flint Taylor Jeff Hass Bobby Rush (U.S. Congressperson) Kwame Toure Geronimo Pratt Kathleen Cleaver Eldridge Cleaver Phillip Smith History Documentary police brutality Police African American (Ethnicity) Huey Newton Deb Ellis Denis Mueller