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FBI Plants False Stories About Stokely Carmichael to Isolate Him

The FBI's COINTELPRO program disseminated fabricated stories claiming Stokely Carmichael was a CIA informant, designed to endanger his life among Black nationalist groups. Internal FBI memos from 1968 stated the goal was to create 'suspicion amongst the Black community' that would lead to Carmichael being 'neutralized.' Carmichael moved to Guinea in 1969 in part due to threats.

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  1. March 1968
    FBI Plants False Stories About Stokely Carmichael to Isolate Him

    The FBI's COINTELPRO program disseminated fabricated stories claiming Stokely Carmichael was a CIA informant, designed to endanger his life among Black nationalist groups. Internal FBI memos from 1968 stated the goal was to create 'suspicion amongst the Black community' that would lead to Carmichael being 'neutralized.' Carmichael moved to Guinea in 1969 in part due to threats.

  2. March 1968
    FBI Plants False CIA-Informant Stories About Stokely Carmichael

    FBI COINTELPRO disseminated fabricated stories claiming Stokely Carmichael was a CIA informant, designed to endanger his life among Black nationalist groups. Internal memos stated the goal was to create suspicion that would 'neutralize' Carmichael. He moved to Guinea in 1969 partly due to threats.