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COINTELPRO 101 (2010)

COINTELPRO 101 exposes illegal surveillance, disruption, and outright murder committed by the US government in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. “COINTELPRO” refers to the official FBI COunter INTELigence PROgram carried out to surveil, imprison, and eliminate leaders of social justice movements and to disrupt, divide, and destroy the movements as well. Many of the government's crimes are still unknown. Through interviews with activists who experienced these abuses first-hand, with rare historical footage, the film provides an educational introduction to a period of intense repression and draws relevant lessons for the present and future.

  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Liz DeriasLiz DeriasSelf / Narrator (voice)
  • Photo of Bob BoyleBob BoyleSelf - Attorney
  • Photo of Jose LopezJose LopezSelf - Puerto Rican Cultural Center
  • Photo of Lucy RodriguezLucy RodriguezSelf - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner
  • Photo of Ward ChurchillWard ChurchillSelf - Native American Activist/Author
  • Photo of Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizRoxanne Dunbar-OrtizSelf - Native American Activist/Author
  • Photo of Leonard PeltierLeonard PeltierSelf - Political Prisoner
  • Photo of Ricardo RomeroRicardo RomeroSelf - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO
  • Photo of Francísco "Kiko" MartinezFrancísco "Kiko" MartinezSelf - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney
  • Photo of Priscilla FalconPriscilla FalconSelf - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado

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