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'The FBI's War on Black America' followed by a panel discussion. Part of the 5th Annual Black Panther Party Film Festival

Maysles Cinema
New York, NY

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'The FBI's War on Black America' followed by a panel discussion. Part of the 5th Annual Black Panther Party Film Festival

The 5th Annual Black Panther Party Film Festival
September 27th-28th, October 3rd-5th
8. WE WANT freedom for all black men held in federal, state, county and city prisons and jails. Remembering our Political Prisoners
{Proceeds from our film festival, after expenses is used to supply commissary for Political Prisoners.}

Saturday, September 28th, 7:00pm
The FBI's War on Black America
Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller, 1991, 47 min.

The FBI's War on Black America offers a thought provoking look at a government-sanctioned conspiracy, the FBI's counter intelligence program known as Cointelpro. This documentary establishes historical perspective on the measures initiated by J. Edgar Hoover and the FBI which aimed to discredit black political figures and forces of the late 1960's and early 1970's. Combining declassified documents, interviews, rare footage and exhaustive research, it investigates the government's role in the assassinations of Malcom X, Fred Hampton and Martin Luther King Jr. The film reflects the rigorous research which went into its making, and portrays the nation's unrest during the period it recounts.

Post-screening panel discussion with original members of the Black Panther Party.

Invited Director Melvin Van Peoples
Featured Speakers: Directors Margarita Rosario, Stephen Vittoria, Ojore Lutalo & Joanne L. Hershifield. Attorneys Jill Soffiyah Elijah & Joan Gibbs. Panthers Bullwhip, Cleo Silvers, Pam Hanna, Cisco Torres, Shaba-Om, & Jamal Josephs. Also King Downing, Shaka Shakur and Bonnie Kermess.

Produced by the Black Panther Commemoration Committee, in conjunction with Maysles Cinema.