Identifier

FBI_00067

Title

Surveillance of Carl Winter, Claude Lightfoot, and Communist Activities in Detroit (June–July 1963)

Creator

Detroit FBI Field Office

Description

This document details FBI surveillance of Carl Winter and other communist members in Detroit during June and July 1963, using informants to gather information on speeches about the Detroit Freedom March and Civil Rights. Winter emphasized Black Americans’ pivotal role in social progress, while Claude Lightfoot discussed the Communist Party’s involvement in the movement.

Source

100-HQ-3-Subfile116-Serial42, 23 July 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

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

Carl Winter

Claude Lightfoot

CPUSA

The Worker

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Date

1963-07-23

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act