Identifier

FBI_00117

Title

Communist Influence in Racial Matters Internal Report #6 (January 1966)

Creator

Petersen, Frederick J. (Detroit FBI Field Office)

Description

Sixth available report in a series on communist influence in civil rights activity in Detroit. Investigation occurred during January1966. FBI describes the report as: “Michigan District, CP (MDVP) educational class held Oct., 1965, regarding “Struggle for Negro Rights”, at Detroit. Discussion at some MDCP club meetings Nov. and Dec., 1965, concerned outcome of local city election with regard to Negro candidates, CP support for Negro leadership in UAW, and possible Party participation in “War on Poverty” program. Some members of News and Letters Committees (Johnson-Forest Group) participated in Congress of Racial Equality party and raffle held 12/17/65, at Detroit.” It is important to note that an investigation file targeted individuals that occured in 1959 at the end of the document.

Source

100-HQ-442529-Serial1630, 28 January 1966, Federal Bureau of Investigation Records, "Communist Influence in Racial Matters", 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

Detroit

Resistance

Level 2 Tag

Civil Rights Movement

Anti-War Movement

Black Power

Racial Unrest

Profiling

Informants

Infiltration

Abuse by Government

Race & Ethnic Identity

COINTELPRO – Communist Influence in Racial Matters

Communism

Socialism

Marxism

Racial Inequality

Level 3 Tag

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Communist Party of the United States of America

Socialist Workers Party

Thomas Dennis

William Allan

George Crockett Jr.

Carl Winter

Arthur McPhaul

Johnson-Forest Group

CORE

Date

1966-01-28

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act