The FBI's War on Black America

The FBI's War on Black America

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Through a secret program called the Counter Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO), there was a concerted effort to subvert the will of the people to avoid the rise of a black Messiah that would mobilize the African-American community into a meaningful political force.

This 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.

Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, it investigates the government's role in the assassinations of Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, and Martin Luther King Jr. Were the murders the result of this concerted effort to avoid a black Messiah?

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  1. Oh Miguel! I can only say to you that your comments are based on lack of knowledge as well as empathy and understanding of the psychological and other effects on blacks from what happened to us in the past. I don't know if for the Jews whether or not there were systematic successful attempts to ensure that they did not rise. If so, that plan has not been successful. We have had a different experience. Yet the white man is afraid of us. Why? Yeah, it is easy to say we must forget it and pull ourselves up when you haven't had to face certain experiences of unconscious or conscious bias, having to be twice and three times as good as whites in the same position yet not getting the same opportunities, and so on and on. But my brother, you might want to do some research for the real history of America because what they taught in school ain't right. It is said that the history is written by the victors. They never tell a story from the perspective of the ones they conquered. But there is justice...and there is a universal law of sowing and reaping.

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  2. How about a more current documentary about the FBI, DOJ, and the msm conspiracy to frame a sitting President and steal an election!?? The story of the Century and the msm elites behave as if nothing went on. Hypocrites all!

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  3. What does Oprah, Mike Jordan, Jay Z, Denzel, Obama, Shaq, Kobe, Carl Lewis, Mayweather, Justice Thomas, Beyonce, Magic Johnson, and other terrific blacks have in common? None of them made excuses and they all worked hard to achieve their dreams.

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  4. J. Edgar Hoover was NOT only a homosexual crossdresser at times he was also black. Can we say , Self-Hate 2.0. ?!!! Google his family history documentary that is located online for purchase or view for free on YouTube. As a very young man he kind of reminds me of bruno Mars due to his wavy hair and large eyes.

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  5. Its happing now before your eyes people you see daily oppressed trained ordinary people to look the other way or join in their suffering

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  6. @Raquel

    How can you demand people to forget the past if the past is what has let them become what they are now? Don't you know the system is created not to benefit the blacks? You say things without actually having knowledge. You say blacks should ''Forget'' but why don't you say that to Israel? Receiving billions upon billions every year. You are a hypocrite, we should never forget the past and what has been done to us.

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  7. Maybe need to stop looking at the past so much,thats all you ever say.. make some progress in changing the future, nobody stops you from getting an education, or inventing something the World needs ,or teaching children to work and not live with their hand - out there entire lives.. who's making a difference these days? Rappers.. you can ride Nicki Minaj like a try cycle for a three way, gross. Stop looking at the past , nobody has been impressive for a long time. And our inner cities are destroyed.

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  8. Know who you are & your Past#

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  9. I have read all of the prior posts & agree with so many of them,the major part. I have dedicated myself to helping people of all races know who they are and share they came from. Plus insight into all of the man made religions designed to handle all people in America no matter their ethnicity. Please people see the entire picture. They continue The Roots LIE told their way.They refuse to support the true history of America. Never speak of the blacks in history who created along with others in this land a Government,one which The Caucasians came with their lies & guns & stole. We have had black Presidents etc. Way before the criminals came and stole. Now we must stop having children without a father or family linkage. Please people study learn who & what you are. You will be so proud & the CREATOR will lead you out of bondage.We are put down & segregated daily in the media. There is a daycomming & soon. Make sure you are prepared mentally. & otherwise.
    Blessings thre is an answer

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  10. The GOVERMENT Has ObamaCare Now and its aTrojan.if you dont buy Health insurance the IRS fines you.But what if the Feds use that same info to track you.Every 3 months you have to have a updated status..Nothing is free!

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  11. WTF? Black Messiah? I'm not looking for a black Messiah! I assume you mean 'stellar role model' to lead the black community? The last time I checked, the black role models were Gucci Mane, Rick Ross and whatever new circus act coming to a stereo near you. If you don't think this rap 's@!t isn't f@#$'n up the image of the black American then you are blind as Stevie!
    Instead of glorifying the educated graduate, society has decided to glorify the fake-as-hell 'Hollywood' blaspheming, self-professed drug dealing, raping murderer. If that isn't twisted logic I don't what is boss!!! Now that white suburbia has fallen in love with the dregs of the African American community, the thug image has become a prime time hit (thanks Pac)! It aint just music, it's a movement guided by an invisible white hand intent upon proving that black folks are nothing but savages! Yep. The plan is working well!

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  12. Of course the FBI's involvment in either the King Assasination or that of Malcolm X is pure speculation in fact all the available evidence suggests otherwise,lets hope it is more obvious who killed Obama when his time comes.

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  13. The American government had every right to supress Black violence as they still do today just that it seems today they are far less effective in that supression.The truth that remains is that African Americans indeed anyone of African descent suffer a defecit in intelligence,this is what enslaves them and this is the reason why they shall never be entirely free whilst living amongst their superiors.

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  14. When I see people leaving 'Jewish Conspiracy' comments on documentaries like this I always wonder just 'who' is posting them and 'why'. Could it be an effort to discredit the documentary and drive folks away from viewing it? It just makes me wonder.

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  15. I wouldnt say the government created the bloods and crips, albeit i haven't yet watched this documentary but i did watch one earlier called "bloods &crips: made in america" that is quite an eye opener , in there you meet a few guys who did start as a small gang in L.A. this was before the bloods n crips but still they were the ones who got the ball rolling so to speak. Watch it.

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  16. This is an actual a part of American history . I ask anyone who is not Black to put your race in our place and honestly think how would you feel right now . At this time Black people because of our North American acclimation , going back to Africa would be the same as you going to Africa .
    Beware the tactics that were used against Black people are still around , the players have changed but the game is still being played .

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  17. Jon B, amareda10, Who me? yeah you! & Withoutacountry: STOP FOLLOWING INTO THE TRAP OF SEMANTICS!

    The comment warfare reads like a Willie Lynch divide & conquer exercise while YOU ALL SHARE THE SAME POLITICAL VIEWPOINTS.

    'Who me? yeah you!' responded to 'Jonathan R's' post, "...I wish they would have talked about how the CIA started the bloods & crips rivalry with its introduction of crack cocaine in the black community." Who me? got caught in semantics because Jonathan never said the CIA started the blood & crips per say, but rather their 'rivalry' with the introduction of crack. Thorough research will show that the Crips or Baby Ave's (Cribs) were a grassroots organization who emulated the Black Panther Party which unfortunately became victim to influx of crack epidemic because of lack of gang leadership (most of the founding members where killed or in jail).

    As for Who me?'s comment, "the birth of the drug industry kept cointellpro alive as... It later resurfaced to 'turn Hip hop from' Public enemy's Fight The Power to 50 Cent's get rich or die trying," I totally agree with it. Why can't he use 50 Cent and Public Enemy in one sentence to make a point. He wasn't lumping everybody in the same category. Semantics again! Drugs 'DID' turn Hip-Hop music from Fight The Power to Get Rich or Die Trying within a 10 year span 1991-2001.

    Amareda10, the Iran/Contra case you talked about happened between the mid 70's to late 80's well after the infiltration of the Black Panther Party. Their was actually (2) occasions of drug influx-ion targeted in the black communities.

    MY POINT IS INSTEAD OF CRITICIZING COMMENTS IN WHICH PEOPLE SHARE THE SAME VIEWPOINT, WHY DON'T WE BUILD STRATEGIES ON HOW TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF 'COUNTERINTELLIGENCE' FROM HAPPENING AGAIN?
    Be a thorough reader & speaker at all times because the lives of our children depend on it! Much LOVE & RESPECT to all!

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  18. They also been hiding our history from US with these so called "schools". I'm talking about our History here in America and before we arrived here. They have the youth under the "we come from nothing" spell. Also they are using the music and television to destroy us. They are already destroying Africa with economic warfare and also the MAN-MADE diseases being distributed intentionally throughout the continent. But who gone stop it though? We can all talk the talk...... But who is gonna walk the walk?

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  19. who me? yeah you? seem to twist and bend to anything, the influx of drugs came during the black panther party by the federal govt. it was a way to destroy the black communities. If that wasn't the case then why during the Reagan Administration Oliver North admitted to not only weapons being smuggled in but also drugs. This was supposed to be during the time of The war on drugs.
    Also you're so out of it you fail to realize Public Enemy wasn't gangster rap it was about recognization of the disenchantment within black america, and upliftment of a people. 50 Cent was gangster rap. Don't lump everyone in the same category out of ignorance to a culture.

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  20. the CIA did not start the crips or bloods. The founder members themselves stated that they started their own youth movements/societies coz the usual stuff e.g. scouts were run by typically racist leaders. These youth groups then swelled in number due to the pressures that led to Watts riots etc. The most prominent was the crips. These voluntary groups were not funded and were member organised. As Law enforcement cracked down harder on black youth the membership was increasingly brutalised at younger ages. Thus the membership increasingly were angry, disturbed young men leading to failure to arrange activities, strategies with neighbouring groups then cointellpro drug programmes did the rest and the familiar gangs were born. The system lost control of the drug programme as it rapidly turned into an industry in neighbourhoods that had very high levels of unemployment and disaffected youth. The birth of the drug industry kept cointellpro alive as it had 3 "benefits" - destruction of black communities, raised money for off the books covert ops, junkies made good informants, assassin recruits etc. It later resurfaced to turn Hip hop from Public enemy's Fight The Power to 50 Cent's get rich or die trying. The same "black on black gangster" violence subjugates the leaders of a black conciousness with lots of black men killed/sent to jail but the violence not dealt with.

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  21. lazibonz hates all 'effin' Americans because of what the FBI did to the Black American and thinks that all Americans deserve to be victims of terrorism. Does he or she also believe that all 'effin' Americans work for the FBI? Disturbing.

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  22. Also Danny Glover just came out with a new documentary on the black power movement, for anyone interested, don't have a link to it, but the name is

    Black Power Mixtape

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  23. Unfortunately there is no surprise here, and with additional misfortune racism seems alive and well everywhere in government, from local to federal, and our justice branch as well.

    Look how generously John Burge was treated by our legeal system. One of the most sick heinous violations of civil rights and human decency was perpetrated by this former police officer and what does he get a slap on the wrist. If anything we should holde these people to a much higher standard, not give them a pass...but again no surprises here.

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  24. On a global scale nations have had up rising all along but still for the wrong reasons. Blacks have been involuntarily displaced when others willingly exiled themselves from their native homes. Our white counter-parts never wanted us to have an opinion they just wanted us as work labor. They should have come up with better machines because we are children of God and our strong will won't let the oppressor keep oppressing. There has always been groups that have stood up against evil. Whites on the global scale have made themselves sit upon high and everyone else a lower being. The only way for the world to have peace is for equal distribution of God's wealth of the worlds resources to all the nations or there is going to be this continue fight.

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  25. such a messed up thing to do, blacks are nothing to be scared of to do such a thing

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