COINTELPRO 101 (2010)

COINTELPRO 101 (2010)

2010-05-07 United States of America 56 Min. PG-13
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Overview

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.

Cast

Liz Derias is Self / Narrator (voice)
Self / Narrator (voice)
Bob Boyle is Self - Attorney
Self - Attorney
Jose Lopez is Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Lucy Rodriguez is Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner
Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner
Ward Churchill is Self - Native American Activist/Author
Self - Native American Activist/Author
Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is Self - Native American Activist/Author
Self - Native American Activist/Author
Leonard Peltier is Self - Political Prisoner
Self - Political Prisoner
Ricardo Romero is Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO
Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO
Francísco
Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney
Priscilla Falcon is Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado
Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado
Muhammad Ahmad is Self - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)
Self - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)
J. Edgar Hoover is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)