During the 1960s, the FBI covertly targeted civil-rights leaders, women's movements and anti-war protestors in the name of domestic security.
Notes on verification
Well-documented COINTELPRO program confirmed by multiple independent sources including historical research summaries and primary FBI file references. [cascade flags: wikipedia_dropped_other_sources_exist | tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- The Breakthrough: Uncovering the FBI's Secret Rules (seed:conspiracy_and_investigation)
- https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/fbi-targets-new-generation-black-activists (corroboration)
- https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/cointelpro (corroboration)
- https://womensenews.org/2015/03/ruth-rosen-compares-intimidation-then-and-now/ (corroboration)