Identifier

FBI_00122

Title

Communist Influence in Racial Matters Internal Report #11 (April 1967)

Creator

Petersen, Frederick J. (Detroit FBI Field Office)

Description

Eleventh available report in a series on communist influence in civil rights activity in Detroit. Investigation occurred during April 1967. FBI describes the report as: Negro and white unity named as CP (Communist Party) rallying point by CP national functionary. During 1/67 to 3/67, recruitment of Negroes by CP stressed at MDCP (Michigan District Communist Patty) meeting. Detroit SWP (Socialist Workers Party) and the SWP Youth Affiliate, the YSA (Young Socialists Alliance), currently concentrating on “Vietnam issue” rather than racial matters.

Source

100-HQ-442529-Serial2186, 28 April 1967, 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

James E. Jackson

Date

1967-04-28

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act