Why did the FBI use the Counter Intelligence Program, i.e. COINTELPRO, to target civil rights leaders and organizations? What are three tactics the FBI employed to undermine the efforts of groups like the Black Panther Party? Explain. Note: Please do not quote the author’s quotes and instead paraphrase his discussion of the evidence using your own words.
+0-3 points for explaining why the FBI targeted the civil rights movement
+0-4 x3 points for examining three COINTELPRO methods
+0-5 points for organization, clarity, and grammar