Identifier

FBI_00052

Title

Surveillance of Benjamin J. Davis Jr. in Detroit (November 1963)

Creator

Detroit FBI Field Office

Description

This document profiles Benjamin J. Davis Jr., detailing FBI surveillance of his activities in Detroit from November 8–10, 1963. Multiple informants reported on his schedule and associations, linking him to other suspected Communist figures. His visit overlapped with concerns about the formation of a Northern Christian Leadership Council, as well as significant meetings held by the Group on Advanced Leadership and the Trade Union Leadership Council.

Source

100-HQ-3-Subfile116-Section14-NR1, 13 November 1963, Federal Bureau of Investigation Records, "Communist Party, USA - Negro Question", Detroit FBI Files - Black Freedom.

Theme

Criminalization and Resistance, Community and Resistance

Type

Government Records, Media Reports

Level 1 Tag

Race

Racism

Racialization

Social Movements

Surveillance

Government Correspondence

Activism

COINTELPRO

Level 2 Tag

Civil Rights Movement

Black Power

Racial Unrest

Profiling

Informants

Infiltration

Abuse by Government

Race & Ethnic Identity

COINTELPRO - CPUSA Negro Question

Level 3 Tag

CPUSA

Carl Winter

Helen Winter

Benjamin J. Davis

Detroit Free Press

GOAL

SCLC

MLK

Adam Clayton Powell

Mahalia Jackson

Rev. C. L. Franklin

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Date

1963-11-13

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act