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The Vigil Files: Government Surveillance in the Civil Rights Movement

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Title
The Vigil Files: Government Surveillance in the Civil Rights Movement
Abstract
In part one of Ernesto B. Vigil Freedom of Information Act papers (WH2496), we looked at some of the early actions the FBI took to surveil the civil rights movement. In part two, we will look at how such actions would escalate and even some cross-border actions taken by J. Edgar Hoover.
Publication
Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives
Date
2025-01-21
Language
English
Accessed
31/01/2025, 05:07
Rights
Spying
Extra
United States of America
Citation
Alejandro Hernández. (2025, January 21). The Vigil Files: Government Surveillance in the Civil Rights Movement. Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives. https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/western-history/vigil-files-government-surveillance-civil-rights-movement-part-two