From the Red Scare of 1919-1920 to the McCarthy period of the 1950's to the COINTELPRO era of the 1960's. The FBI has operated primarily as America's political police. Set against this sordid background; the complex of FBI Operations conducted against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement; including murder; kidnapping; and a range of other illegal activities; provides a shocking indictment of the lawlessness of the " law enforcers. " Agents of repression will undoubtedly serve as the benchmark text for those concerned with understanding not only what happened to the Black Panthers and the American Indian Movement; but the functional reality of Americas Political police
#19313558 in Books 1995-08Original language:English #File Name: 0893417629
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