Identifier

FBI_00095

Title

Racial Violence Potential in The United States this Summer (1967)

Creator

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Description

This self-described "intelligence survey" assesses the likelihood of racial violence in major U.S. cities during the summer of 1967, drawing on information from public officials, law enforcement, informants, and FBI agents. The report provides a thorough analysis of conditions in cities across all regions, including the connection to the anti-war movement, and evaluates each location’s climate and risk based on collected data.

Source

Racial-Violence-Potential; 157-6-906, 23 May 1967, Federal Bureau of Investigation Records, "Racial Violence Potential in the United States This Summer (1967)", 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

Anti-War Movement

Black Power

Racial Unrest

Profiling

Informants

Infiltration

Abuse by Government

Race & Ethnic Identity

COINTELPRO - 1967 Monographs

Communism

Marxism

Socialism

Police Brutality

Racial Inequality

Level 3 Tag

MLK

SCLC

CORE

Stokely Carmichael

NAACP

Muhammad Ali

Adam Clayton Powell

Nation of Islam

SNCC

CPUSA

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Date

1967-05-23

Location

Washington, D.C.

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act