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COOLD OPEN This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation memorandum titled “COINTELPRO: Black Extremist – Section Thirteen,” dated October eighth, nineteen sixty‑nine. The document is part of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Program files on the Black Panther Party and related groups, and it appears in the Black Vault collection of COINTELPRO records. PROVENANCE The memorandum was released under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act. It was made publicly available through a FOIA request filed by the National Security Archive, and the release date is listed as the thirty‑first of March, twenty twenty‑three. The declassification authority is the Office of the Director of Central Intelligence. The full text can be accessed at the Black Vault URL archive dot org slash download slash cointelpro‑black‑extremists slash Black Extremist Part 21 Section 13djvu.txt. THE DOCUMENT FOIPA COVER SHEET – FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) BLACK EXTREMIST 100‑448006 SECTION THIRTEEN FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION THE BEST COPY OBTAINABLE IS INCLUDED IN THE REPRODUCTION OF THESE DOCUMENTS. PAGES INCLUDED THAT ARE BLURRED, LIGHT, OR OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO READ ARE THE RESULT OF THE CONDITION OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT. “NO BETTER COPY CAN BE REPRODUCED.” MEMORANDUM DIRECTOR, FBI (100‑448006) DATE: OCTOBER EIGHT, NINETEEN‑SIXTY‑NINE TO: SAC, CHARLOTTE (157‑6109) (P) SUBJECT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PROGRAM – BLACK NATIONALIST – HATE GROUPS – RACIAL INTELLIGENCE – BLACK PANTHER PARTY (BPP) Director’s letter to Charlotte, October eighteenth, nineteen sixty‑nine, memorandum dated September eighteenth, nineteen sixty‑nine, a preliminary discussion concerning Black Extremist activities. The letter states: “After conducting his art this matter and it being noted, appear in print which could be as late as November, nineteen sixty‑nine, a….” The memorandum continues: “The Bureau is aware that the timing of the release of these items would cause internal dissension within its ranks. In all probability, with suspicion, it could possibly result in resigning from the BPP.” The document then references two separate news items concerning the Black United Front (BUF). The first item, dated September nineteenth, nineteen sixty‑nine, is described as potentially embarrassing to the BUF and likely to cause Black leaders to view each other with suspicion. The second item, to be released about one week later, is intended “to counter….” A quoted testimony from an anonymous woman member of the Black United Front is included: “The current BUF campaign against white religious groups in the Washington area is a fraud.” She recounts a meeting on September eighteenth, nineteen sixty‑nine, at the Douglas Memorial Methodist Church, where BUF officials allegedly discussed demanding large sums from churches and synagogues. The testimony records statements such as: “When we make demands they should be so large the churches will be unable to pay,” and a suggested…

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Cointelpro: Bpp "black Extremists" Parts 1 23 (15 Sections)

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COOLD OPEN This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation memorandum titled “COINTELPRO: Black Extremist – Section Thirteen,” dated October eighth, nineteen sixty‑nine. The document is part of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Program files on the Black Panther Party and related groups, and it appears in the Black Vault collection of COINTELPRO records.

Date: JUL 31 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was Cointelpro: Bpp "black Extremists" Parts 1 23 (15 Sections) about?: COOLD OPEN This is a declassified Federal Bureau of Investigation memorandum titled “COINTELPRO: Black Extremist – Section Thirteen,” dated October eighth, nineteen sixty‑nine. The document is part of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Program files on the Black Panther Party and related groups, and it appears in the Black Vault collection of COINTELPRO records.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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