56 COINTELPRO : The FBI's War On Civil Rights

Hosts: Diane, KeKey Huessein Executive Producer: DJ LG Episode Introduction: In this episode of ‘Now What’ Diane and Key discuss CointelPro, the FBI’s attack against Civil Rights and the assassination of Fred Hampton. Episode Summary: The episode focuses on the events and people involved in the assassination of Fred Hampton, Black Panther leader. The film Judas and the Black Messiah exposes the truth of FBI informant William O’Neal, and COINTEL pro - COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Program) (1956–1971), a series of covert and illegal projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic American political organizations. Learn about the legacy of Fred Hampton: Watch The Film. Know His Legacy. Share His Story. Judas and the Black Messiah Podcast William O’Neal Eyes on the Prize: https://youtu.be/MAsjm1hM-uQ The Now What podcast is a space where we give a platform to honor and share these voices and stories. Credits: History of CointelPro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPROhttps://historyofyesterday.com/cointelpro-and-chaos-how-the-fbi-and-the-cia-suppressed-dissent-in-the-1960s-8edc4bf3b248https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghetto_Informant_Program Civil Rights Movement and the rise of the Black Panther party https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/cointelpro-exposed/ Fred Hampton and the Rainbow Coalition https://theconversation.com/amp/chicago-1969-when-black-panthers-aligned-with-confederate-flag-wielding-working-class-whites-68961 William O’Neal https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a35487281/william-oneal-judas-and-the-black-messiah-true-story/https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-last-hours-of-william-oneal/Content?oid=87510 “Now What” Takeaways: Turn your Now What into action by joining our Patreon community“Follow” the show from wherever you are listening from, and share this podcast with 1 friend. Checkout nowwhatradio.com to listen directly to the show, stream our live DJ sessionsSubscribe to our mailing list so you can be the first to hear what’s new Our Voices, Our people - Now What Join the Movement: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nowwhatradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NowWhatRadio; https://www.facebook.com/kekey.moore/; https://www.facebook.com/diane.gil/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/now_what_radio/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@now_what_podcast?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQVr4_MBqOP8gCwAPMFIkaA Listen to other episodes: www.nowwhatradio.com