Identifier

FBI_00126

Title

Communist Influence in Racial Matters Internal Report #15 (June to August 1969)

Creator

Woodside, John A. (Detroit FBI Field Office)

Description

Fifteenth available report in a series on communist influence in civil rights activity in Detroit. Investigation occurred from June to August 1968. FBI describes the report as: “Communist influence in racial organizations in Detroit area believe to be slight and control of direction of racial movement minimal. No demonstrations or activities by racial groups influence by CP or other Communist groups.”

Source

100-HQ-442529-Serial2900, 25 August 1969, 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

Claude Lightfoot

Thomas Dennis

Date

1969-08-25

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act