COINTELPRO 101

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.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Liz Derias

Self / Narrator (voice)

Bob Boyle

Self - Attorney

Jose Lopez

Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center

Lucy Rodriguez

Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner

Ward Churchill

Self - Native American Activist/Author

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Self - Native American Activist/Author

Leonard Peltier

Self - Political Prisoner

Ricardo Romero

Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO

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