Identifier

FBI_00098

Title

FBI Surveillance of Stokely Carmichael's Detroit Visit (June 1968)

Creator

Detroit FBI Field Office

Description

This document details FBI surveillance of Stokely Carmichael during his visit to Detroit from June 7–10, 1968, including informant and agent efforts to track his schedule and reconstruct his speech despite increased security. Carmichael’s remarks continued his sharp criticism of U.S. oppression domestically and internationally.

Source

100-HQ-446080-Serial1721, 10 June 1968, Federal Bureau of Investigation Records, "Stokely Carmichael", 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

Slavery & Colonialism

Detroit

Level 2 Tag

Civil Rights Movement

Anti-War Movement

Black Power

Racial Unrest

Profiling

Informants

Infiltration

Abuse by Government

Race & Ethnic Identity

COINTELPRO - Carmichael/Ture in Michigan

Communism

Marxism

Socialism

Police Brutality

Racial Inequality

Level 3 Tag

Stokely Carmichael

SNCC

Wayne State University

MLK

Fidel Castro

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Date

1968-06-10

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act