Identifier

FBI_00120

Title

Communist Influence in Racial Matters Internal Report #9 (October 1966)

Creator

Petersen, Frederick J. (Detroit FBI Field Office)

Description

Ninth available report in a series on communist influence in civil rights activity in Detroit. Investigation occurred during October 1966. FBI describes the report as: “During July through September, 1966 at meetings of MDCP (Michigan District Communist Party) and JFG (Johnson-Forest Group) in Detroit, Mich., involvement of Communists and others in racial matters discussed. Report given by Thomas DeWitt Dennis, Jr., CP (Communist Party) national functionary, at MDCP meeting, regarding CP participation in National Leadership Committee for Debate on Foreign Policy held 9/10 – 11/66 in Cleveland, Ohio.”

Source

100-HQ-442529-Serial2000, 28 October 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

Coleman Young

Johnson-Forest Group

Date

1966-10-28

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act