J. Edgar Hoover an abuser of power The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, has been accused of exceeding their jurisdiction, persecuting those who oppose them, manipulating dubious crime data, exaggerating dangers of subversion, and practicing thought control (Americana Online, FBI). The qu...

J. EDGAR HOOVER John Edgar Hoover was born on January 1, 1895. His father's name was Dickerson Hoover. His mother was Anne Marie Scheitlin Hoover. He was the youngest of 3 children, his brother, Dickerson Jr. who was 15 years older and his sister, Lillian, who was 13 years older...

„« young black men and women donning black berets, shiny boots and guns might be the way many remember the Black Panther Party. „« But behind the militant image and revolutionary language stood a group of individuals frustrated with police brutality, intent on uniting their co...

During the late 1960's and early '70's posters of the Black Panther Party's co-founder, Huey P. Newton were plastered on walls of college dorm rooms across the country. Wearing a black beret and a leather jacket, sitting on a wicker chair, a spear in one hand and a rifle in the other, the poster d...

In the late 1960's and early '70's posters of the Black Panther Party's co-founder, Huey P. Newton were plastered on walls of college dorm rooms across the country. Wearing a black beret and a leather jacket, sitting on a wicker chair, a spear in one hand and a rifle in the other, the poster depic...

In the late 1960's and early '70's posters of the Black Panther Party's co-founder, Huey P. Newton were plastered on walls of college dorm rooms across the country. Wearing a black beret and a leather jacket, sitting on a wicker chair, a spear in one hand and a rifle in the other, the poster depic...

Cointelpro The United Sates Federal Bureau of Investigation put together a counterintelligence program or "Cointelpro" to investigate and disrupt political dissent within the United States. Cointelpro operations targeted organizations that were thought to have politically radical movem...

The Civil Rights and Black Liberation Movement The Civil Rights and Black Liberation Movements of the 50s and 60s spawned several organizations that reflected various social moods and attitudes. Though all of the organizations/movements outlined in this paper shared the common goal of racial equa...