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.
Self / Narrator (voice)
Self - Attorney
Self - Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Self - Puerto Rican Independentista / Former Political Prisoner
Self - Native American Activist/Author
Self - Native American Activist/Author
Self - Political Prisoner
Self - Al Frente de Lucha; Greeley, CO
Self - Chicano/Mexicano Activist & Attorney
Self - Professor, Hispanic Studies, U. of Northern Colorado
Self - Revolutionary Action Movement (RAM)
Self (archive footage)
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