Identifier

FBI_00127

Title

Communist Influence in Racial Matters Internal Report #16 (December 1971 to March 1972)

Creator

Ward, Delmar Eugene (Detroit FBI Field Office)

Description

Sixteenth available report in a series on communist influence in civil rights activity in Detroit. Investigation occurred from December 1971 to March 1972. FBI describes the report as: “CPUSA (Communist Party of the United States), Michigan District of the Communist Party (MDCP), continues to maintain active interest in “Black Liberation Movement.” Recruitment of blacks is a major problem of MDCP. MDCP considering placing members near leaders of other organizations in an effort to influence them.”

Source

100-HQ-442529-Serial3476, 2 March 1972, 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

League of Revolutionary Black Workers

Claude Lightfoot

Socialist Workers Party

Angela Davis

Kenneth Watson

Robert Williams

Michigan Committee to Free Angela Davis

Date

1972-03-02

Location

Detroit, MI

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act