According to a shocking new report by The Nation, former Black Panther Party members have insisted that they are still being monitored by the FBI even though COINTELPRO was terminated back in 1971.
The psychological wounds of COINTELPRO — the FBI’s covert operation targeting civil rights movements — continue to affect former Black Panther Party members decades after its official end.
COINTELPRO “officially” operated between 1956 and 1971. In 1969, it focused on the Black Panther Party and specifically, the charismatic Hampton, who worked to augment the ranks and influence ...
The incident happened as the FBI was conducting COINTELPRO, an FBI program which aimed to fuel tensions among Black activists and community-led organizations such as the Black Panther Party and ...