Identifier

FBI_00089

Title

Teacher Accused of Influencing Student Activism

Creator

Detroit FBI Field Office

Description

This document is a follow-up on the Banner Supermarket protest by Barbour Junior High students, identifying teacher Barry Kalish as a key figure. The Detroit News reported Kalish was on trial for allegedly “brainwashing” students into protesting, with his defense led by George Crockett, another subject of FBI surveillance.

Source

100-HQ-3-Subfile116-Serial1185, 6 April 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, 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

Level 3 Tag

Detroit News

George Crockett

CPUSA

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Date

1964-04-06

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act