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COINTELPRO

COINTELPRO (Counter Intelligence Programs) was a domestic surveillance branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation that secretly investigated and disrupted the activities of groups and individuals it classified as subversive during the 1950s and 1960s. COINTELPRO employed questionable tactics in “neutralizing” anti-war and civil rights groups and American citizens. COINTELPRO’s activities were uncovered by a Senate investigation of the FBI and the programs were disbanded in 1971.

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J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover (1895–1972) was the controversial director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1924 to 1972. After studying law, Hoover worked for the Department of Justice and the attorney general. At just twenty-nine years old, he was named director of the FBI. Hoover reorganized the FBI and instituted new policies and training to transform the bureau into a respected and specialized organization. In the 1930s, Hoover led the FBI in investigating cases of espionage, communism, and fascism, as well as well-known criminals....