The FBI ran a secret program for 15 years that targeted civil rights leaders, student protesters, and anyone J. Edgar Hoover considered a threat. They forged letters to start gang wars. They sent Martin Luther King Jr. a package telling him to kill himself. They helped plan Fred Hampton’s assassination. All of it illegal. All of it hidden from the public until a group of activists broke into an FBI office and stole the proof. This is COINTELPRO, the government program that proved your worst fears about federal overreach were actually understatements.#COINTELPRO #FBIhistory #JEdgarHoover #civilrights #governmentconspiracy #truecrimepodcast #FredHamptonDiscount codes from show sponsors. Support 10 Minute Murder and save money at the same time:https://hypernaturalstyle.com/discount/10MMhttps://zivo.life/discount/10MMhttps://bigforkbrands.com/discount/10MMhttps://prepstartsnow.com/discount/10MMThanks for listening to 10 Minute Mystery. If you found this episode interesting, please subscribe, leave a review, or share it with fellow mystery fans. Your support helps more people discover these stories and allows me to keep producing new episodes. For questions or feedback, you can reach me at [email protected].
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