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A spy in Canaan : how the FBI used a famous civil rights photographer to infiltrate the movement
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A spy in Canaan : how the FBI used a famous civil rights photographer to infiltrate the movement / Marc Perrusquia.
ISBN
9781612193410
1612193412
Publication
Brooklyn : Melville House, [2017]
Physical Description
xvii, 349 pages ; 24 cm
Summary
"Ernest Withers captured some of the most iconic moments of the civil rights movement--from the rare photo of Martin Luther King Jr. in repose to the haunting photo of Emmet Till's great-uncle pointing an accusing finger at Till's killers. He was trusted and beloved by King's inner circle, and had a front row seat to history. But what most people don't know is that Withers was an informant for the FBI--and his photos helped the Bureau identify and surveil the era's greatest figures. This book explores the life, complex motivations, and legacy of this fascinating figure."--Provided by publisher.
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How the FBI used a famous civil rights photographer to infiltrate the movement
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Online version: Perrusquia, Marc, author. Spy in Canaan Brooklyn : Melville House, [2017]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 08, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Part 1. The assassination
In the shadows
A moment of peace
Part 2. The discovery
The agent's tale
A bold photographer
'No angel'
Into the shed
Informant ME 338-R
Part 3. The big break
Up on the ridge
The secret of the notes
A tarnished badge
An accusing finger: the Emmett Till case
The breakthrough
Part 4. Spying on the movement
Assignment: tent city
Tracking James Forman
A prolific informant: Summer 1961
Communists, socialists, Black Muslims and assorted do-gooders: 1962- 1
The electric cross: the FBI gets tough, Summer 1965
James Lawson, civil rights and the peace movement
The war in memphis: disrupting the peace movement
The communist resurgence: dirty tricks, fear and harassment
Part 5. To the brink: the FBI 's war on Dr. King and Black Power
The rise of the invaders: COINTELPRO, the media and the FBI
'Is anyone looking for us?': The risks of working undercover
'How rotten, how filthy': undercutting sympathizers and supporters
Death of a movement: the FBI and the collapse of the SCLC
The Black Panthers, Hoover and the end of an era.
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