Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement

Churchill, Ward; Vander Wall, Jim

ISBN 10: 1574782177 / ISBN 13: 9781574782172

Published by Black Classic Press, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Agents of Repression: The FBI's Secret Wars Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement
• Publisher: Black Classic Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574782177
• ISBN 13: 9781574782172
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

For those wondering how Bill Clinton could pardon white-collar fugitive Marc Rich but not Native American leader Leonard Peltier, important clues can be found in this classic study of the FBI's COINTELPRO (Counterintelligence Program). Agents of Repression includes an incisive historical account of the FBI siege of Wounded Knee, and reveals the viciousness of COINTELPRO campaigns targeting the Black Liberation movement. The authors' new introduction examines the legacies of the Panthers and AIM, and shows how the FBI still presents a threat to those committed to fundamental social change.

About the Authors

Ward Churchill is an American author and political activist. He was a professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder from 1990 until 2007. The primary focus of his work focuses the historical treatment of political dissenters and Native Americans by the United States government. He was a member of the Governing Council of the Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement.

Jim Vander Wall is an active supporter of indigenous people's sovereignty, and has written several articles on FBI counterintelligence operations.