Identifier

FBI_00084

Title

Surveillance of Benjamin J. Davis’s February 1964 Detroit Visit (1)

Creator

Detroit FBI Field Office

Description

This document records extensive surveillance of Benjamin J. Davis during his trip to Detroit from February 4–8, 1964, with informants and special agents tracking his movements throughout his stay down to the minute.

Source

100-HQ-3-Subfile116-Serial909, 17 February 1964, 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

Benjamin J. Davis

Tommy Dennis

W. E. B. Du Bois

Wayne State University

George Crockett

Rev. Charles A. Hill

Carl Winter

Langston Hughes

NALC

Group on Advanced Leadership

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Date

1964-02-17

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act