Identifier

FBI_00123

Title

Communist Influence in Racial Matters Internal Report #12 (October 1967)

Creator

Druken, Thomas P. (Detroit FBI Field Office)

Description

Twelfth available report in a series on communist influence in civil rights activity in Detroit. Investigation occurred during October 1967. FBI describes the report as: “Communist Party (CP) supported 7/67 Detroit rioting and refer to it as a “rebellion”, and not a riot. Recruitment of Negro youth emphasized by local Michigan District CP (MDCP) leader. Detroit SWP (Socialist Workers Party) and SWP youth affiliate, the YSA (Youth Socialist Alliance), continue to concentrate on “Vietnam Issue” and solicitation of signatures to place SWP on ballot in 1968 Michigan elections rather than racial matters.”

Source

100-HQ-442529-Serial2425, 6 November 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

Carl Winter

Thomas Dennis

Date

1967-11-06

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act