J. Edgar Hoover‚ who was the head of the FBI‚ declared that the Panthers were the “greatest threat to the internal security of the United States” (Smith). Hoover and the FBI developed COINTELPRO‚ which stood for Counter Intelligence Program‚ that is a systematic program of political repression. COINTELPRO main priority was to destroy the Black Panthers by which they accomplished. The Black Panthers had corruption within the Party‚ most of the leaders were in jail‚ exiled‚ or dead. These along
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I chose J. Edgar Hoover as my great american‚ because I thought he had a story that was worth being told. Hoover was like the Rosa Parks of the FBI‚ he shaped the FBI to be what it is today. Hoover was born on January 1‚ 1895 (Gentry). He was born into a scottish-presbyterian family of civil servants (Gentry). I hope you enjoy learning about this extraordinary man. Hoover achieved many great things during his lifetime‚ so here are just a few.He received his bachelor of laws degree in 1916‚ then
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Brandon Ross September 3‚ 2014 Africana Studies‚ SP12 Assata Shakur Paper Assata Shakur is a very strong and determined individual that refused to give up her beliefs and ideas to receive her freedom. When she was incarcerated‚ treated like an animal‚ beaten to a bloody pulp and lost all basic human rights‚ she only grew more stronger and determined. Shakur was a political prisoner and suffered because of her Black Panther & Black Liberation Army affiliation. She spent six years in prison
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Martin Luther I Have a Dream From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This article is about the Martin Luther King Jr. speech. For other uses‚ see I Have a Dream (disambiguation). Martin Luther King‚ Jr. delivering "I Have a Dream" at the 1963 Washington D.C. Civil Rights March. | "I Have a Dream"Menu0:0030-second sample from "I Have a Dream" speech by Martin Luther King‚ Jr. | Problems listening to this file? See media help. | "I Have a Dream" is a public speech
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John Edgar Hoover 1895-1972 Background Born on New Years Day 1895 in Washington DC Parents Anne Marie and Dickerson Naylor Hoover Snr “Mother was the dominant influence in his life” Phillips His birth certificate was not filed until he was 43 Competed in debate team (against women voting and the abolition of death penalty) Nicknamed speed (stutter) and was applauded by his cool and relentless logic Father suffered from mental illness and was institutionalised “Instead of sympathising…wasn’t
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In this letter‚ addressed to eight “fellow clergymen” from Alabama who collectively published a letter of criticism in a newspaper on the handling of protests by King and his cohorts in Birmingham‚ King gives a few different takes on the difference between a just and unjust law. They’ve all to do with‚ as King says‚ “difference made legal”; as to say‚ “An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself.” It is necessary
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the FBI’s approach was to defend national security in the face of dangerous radical groups. The SDS was referred to as the ‘new left’ the FBI’s wanted to terminate the activity of the students. A counter intelligence programme was set up called COINTELPRO- its aim was to infiltrate local SDS branches and to encourage factionalism and defections‚ reporting back to headquarters on any relevant information. The method favoured by the FBI was later rejected as this belief intercepted the idea of ‘freedom
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Over the course of the 21st century our society has become immersed in the constant debate on whether or not mass surveillance is a violation of our human rights. The government is an organization that aims to take constant jabs at the working class so society says. More recently‚ however with the current government exposé pioneered by Edward Snowden that revealed the presence of these unspoken mass surveillance programs in the U.S. and other regions around the world. In the midst of the revelations
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several dramatic standoffs with segregationist authorities‚ who frequently responded violently. King was jailed several times. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director J. Edgar Hoover considered King a radical and made him an object of the FBI’s COINTELPRO from 1963 forward. FBI agents investigated him for possible communist ties‚ spied on his personal life‚ and secretly recorded him. In 1964‚ the FBI mailed King a threatening anonymous letter‚ which he interpreted as an attempt to make him commit
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What really happened at Kent State on May 4‚ 1970 why did it happen‚ what was the after match of the shooting? May 4‚ 1970 members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators‚ killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. protesters launched a protest that setting fire to the ROTC building‚ prompting the governor of Ohio to dispatch 900 National Guardsmen to the campus. unarmed college students protesting the Vietnam War at Kent State University‚
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