FBI documents released under the Freedom of Information Act revealed the existence of COINTELPRO, a covert government program used in the 1960s to surveil, infiltrate, and disrupt civil rights organizations and Black leaders. A letter dated August 25, 1967, outlined the operation’s goals: “to expose, disrupt, misdirect, surveil, infiltrate, discredit, and disrupt domestic political organizations.” The revelations sparked national outrage and brought increased scrutiny to U.S. intelligence practices.
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