Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI
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The Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI was a clandestine activist group that in 1971 broke into an FBI office, stole secret files, and publicly revealed widespread illegal surveillance and harassment programs.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war group
ⓘ
clandestine activist group ⓘ |
| activeIn | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| avoided | identification for decades ⓘ |
| composition | eight activists ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 1971-03-08 ⓘ |
| disclosed |
FBI efforts to disrupt dissent
ⓘ
FBI efforts to infiltrate political groups ⓘ |
| distributedDocumentsTo |
journalists
ⓘ
members of Congress ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | catalyst for reforms in U.S. intelligence oversight ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-war activism
ⓘ
civil liberties advocacy ⓘ |
| influenced |
creation of the Church Committee
ⓘ
public debate on FBI oversight ⓘ |
| knownFor | 1971 burglary of an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| locationOfBurglary | Media, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
The Washington Post
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| method |
direct action
ⓘ
political burglary ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
concern over government surveillance
ⓘ
opposition to Vietnam War ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bill Davidon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonnie Raines NERFINISHED ⓘ John Raines NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Forsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedAs | secret group ⓘ |
| operationalTactic | careful surveillance of FBI office prior to burglary ⓘ |
| opposed | J. Edgar Hoover's leadership of the FBI ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
exposure of widespread illegal FBI surveillance
ⓘ
increased scrutiny of U.S. intelligence agencies ⓘ |
| revealed |
COINTELPRO
NERFINISHED
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FBI harassment of anti-war activists ⓘ FBI harassment of civil rights activists ⓘ FBI political surveillance programs ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| stole | classified FBI files ⓘ |
| targetedOrganization | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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