Identifier

FBI_00119

Title

Communist Influence in Racial Matters Internal Report #8 (July 1966)

Creator

Petersen, Frederick J. (Detroit FBI Field Office)

Description

Eighth available report in a series on communist influence in civil rights activity in Detroit. Investigation occurred during July1966. FBI describes the report as: “Michigan District Communist Party (MDCP) leaders at recent local MDCP meetings discussed Communist Party (CP) involvement in Civil Rights and Racial activities and indicated CP will use attitude of opposition among whites and Negroes for its own work among Negroes. During April, 1966, several MDCP members participated in “Freedom School” which grew out of disturbances at predominately Negro high school in Detroit. On 6/24/66, members of News and Letters Committees, Johnson-Forest Group, were present at “Forum 66” meeting held in Detroit at which need for “Black Power” discussed."

Source

100-HQ-442529-Serial1909, 28 July 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

Carl Winter

Date

1966-07-28

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act