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This study gives a chilling account of the government attack against the American Indian Movement and the Black Panther Party, placed in the context of the traditional use of the FBI for domestic political repression. It is a powerful indictment, with far-reaching implications concerning the treatment of political activists, especially those that are black or native American, and the functioning of our political institutions generally.' - Noam Chomsky Provides a shocking indictment of FBI operations conducted against the American Indian Movement and the Black Panther Party, including murder, kidnapping, and a range of other illegal activities.

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Author:   Ward Churchill ,  Jim Van Der Wall
Publisher:   South End Press
Imprint:   South End Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.721kg
ISBN:  

9780896086463

ISBN 10:   0896086461
Pages:   550
Publication Date:   October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Dedication Daughter of the Earth: Song for Anna Mae Aquash by Ellen Klaver About the Authors Acknowledgements Glossary Introduction: Beyond the Myth Part I: The FBI as a Political Police - A Capsule History 1. Birth and Formation 2. The COINTELPRO Era 3. COINTELPRO - Black Panther Party Part II: A Context of Struggle 4. Why Pine Ridge? 5. The Pine Ridge Battleground Part III: The FBI on Pine Ridge, 1972-76 6. The GOONs, Cable Splicer and Garden Plot 7. Assassinations and Bad-jacketing 8. Informers, Infiltrators, Agents Provocateurs 9. The Oglala Firefight 10. The Disinformation Campaign 11. Perjury and Fabrication of Evidence 12. Other Political Abuses of the Judicial System Part IV: We Will Remember 13. A Legacy of Repression 14. Moving Forward Notes Bibliography Index

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This study gives a chilling account of the government attack against the American Indian Movement and the Black Panther Party, placed in the context of the traditional use of the FBI for domestic political repression. It is a powerful indictment, with far-reaching implications concerning the treatment of political activists, especially those that are black or native American, and the functioning of our political institutions generally.' Noam Chomsky

Author Information

Ward Churchill is a longtime native rights activist, a leader of the Colorado chapter of the American Indian Movement, Coordinator of American Indian Studies for the University of Colorado/Boulder, and author of From a Native Son. Jim Vander Wall is an active supporter of indigenous people's sovereignty, and has written several articles on FBI counterintelligence operations. He is co-author with Ward Churchill of The COINTELPRO Papers: Documents from the FBI's Secret Wars Against Dissent in the United States and an editor of New Studies on the Left.

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