Cointelpro New Left Jackson Part 01 Final

The page visually presents a cover sheet for an FBI document. Dominant text elements include "FOIPA COVER SHEET," "FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS," "SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO)," "NEW LEFT," "JACKSON," and "100-449698-54." Below these headings, a circular emblem is visible, featuring the words "FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT" within a ribbon, superimposed on an image resembling the American flag and stars. At the bottom of the page, the text "FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION" is prominently displayed. No photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, filled-in forms, wiretap logs, surveillance schedules, operational charts, or visual evidence of surveillance methods are present on this page. There are also no visible redactions on this specific page. FOIPA COVER SHEET FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY ACTS SUBJECT: (COINTELPRO) NEW LEFT JACKSON 100-449698-54 FREEDOM INFORMATION ACT FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION NOTICE THE BEST COPIES OBTAINABLE ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPRODUCTION OF THE FILE. PAGES INCLUDED THAT ARE BLURRED, LIGHT OR OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO READ ARE THE RESULT OF THE CONDITION AND OR COLOR OF THE ORIGINALS PROVIDED. THESE ARE THE BEST COPIES AVAILABLE. ROUTE IN ENVELOPE 1 - Mr. R. H. Horner. SAC, Jackson (100-1166) 4/23/70 REC-121 XX-117 Director, FBI (100-4490987 110-449698-54-16 COINTELPRO - NEW LEFT Reurlet 3/27/70. Authority to make the anonymous mailing of [REDACTED] article is denied. It does not appear that appreciable benefit would accrue to the Bureau as a result of this mailing. Your interest in participating in this program is appreciated and you should continue to give it your close attention. RHM:kle (4)イル NOTE: By relet, Jackson submitted an article appearing in [REDACTED], " an underground newspaper. This article contained a photograph of an individual wearing a svastika arm band. Jackson suggested that the article be sent to a prominent Jewish merchant along with a cover note which would point out that the editors of the paper had become anti-Jewish. Tolson DeLooch Walters Mohr Bishop Casper Callahan Conrad Felt Gale Rosen Sullivan Tovel Soyars Tele. Room Holmes MAILFIX S APR 2 2 1970 COMM-FBI MAY 111970 Kβω 59 APR 20 1970 RACH TELETYPE UNIT [ ] OPTIONAL FORM NO. MAY 1969 EDITION SEA FPMR (APR) 1- UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO DIRECTOR, FBI (100-449693) DATE: 3/27/70 FROM : SAQ JACKSON (100-1166) (P) SUBJECT: COINTELPRO NEW LEFT Bureau approval is being requested for the following Cointelpro-New Left measure. On 3/23/70, [REDACTED] who has furnished reliable information in the past, furnished the enclosed [REDACTED] edition of the underground publication entitled, [REDACTED]. This publication is printed in New Orleans, Louisiana and distributed in Jackson, Mississippi, and the state institutions in the State of Mississippi. This publication is printed on almost a quarterly basis, the last edition being in December of 1969, circulation is approximately 2,500 copies. [REDACTED] is the leader of the New Left group in Jackson and is a former paid functionary of the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), a former affiliate of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). [REDACTED]vised that sympathizers and members of the New Left Movement in Mississippi were upset with the advertisement that appeared on the last page of the The document is a typed notice with a heading "NOTICE" that is underlined. The text states that the best obtainable copies are included in the reproduction of the file and that pages that are blurred, light, or difficult to read are a result of the condition and/or color of the originals. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, forms, wiretap logs, surveillance schedules, or operational charts visible on this page. There are also no visible redactions. Jackson and is a former paid functionary of the Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), a former affiliate of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). [REDACTED]vised that sympathizers and members of the New Left Movement in Mississippi were upset with the advertisement that appeared on the last page of the [REDACTED] in that a drawing of an individual had a swastika on his right arm. PROPOSED CI MEASURE: ENCLOSURE (2)- Bureau (Enc. 1) (RM) 2 - Jackson HMR/jah (4) [REDACTED] [REDACTED] REC. 66, [ILLEGIBLE] [ILLEGIBLE] APR 1 1970; Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan JN 100-1166 The Jackson Division intends to mail a copy of this edition of the [REDACTED] to the following individual: [REDACTED] Jackson, Mississippi is a prominent [REDACTED] white male, is in his early 50's, is very active in the [REDACTED] An anonymous note on inexpensive stationery will be attached to the [REDACTED] and will be handwritten as follows: "Thought you might be interested. It appears this group has turned Anti-Jew with swastika arm band on hippie on last page. This group bears watching. "/s/ Seigheil" L REASON FOR PROPOSED MEASURE: to Mr. [REDACTED] The Jackson Division feels that the anonymous letter will point out that possibility exists that local New Left group is anti-semetic. Anonymous letter will definitely alert the Jewish community in Mississippi, who may have a liberal feeling toward the New Left in Mississippi and such a counterintelligence measure may counteract and definitely slow down sympathizers and members of the New Left Movement in Mississippi. -7- [REDACTED] IKE & TINA TURNER PLEASE SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO: WINTERS-END BOX NO. 34 FLOWERTOWN PENNSYLVANIA 19831 CITY STATE ZIP TICKET RESERVATIONS, $20.00 FOR WEEKEND PLEASE SEND TICKET RESERVATIONS *ENCLOSE A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE MARCH 27, 28, & 29 MIAMI, FLORIDA tle gave that speech. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII speech in Lincoln Park, he would be on trial right here, right here. in this courtroom, because that is an inciteful speech. That is a speech intended to incite a riot. Well, we said it was like Alice in Wonderland com- ing in, now I feel like Alice in 1984, because I have lived through the winter of injustice in this trial. I am not in Wonderland any more. And it's fitting that if you went to the South and fought for voter registration and got arrested and beaten 11 or 12 times on those dusty like Alice in 1984, because I have lived through the winter of injustice in this trial. I am not in Wonderland any more. And it's fitting that if you went to the South and fought for voter registration and got arrested and beaten 11 or 12 times on those dusty roads for no bread, it's only fitting that you be arrested and tried under a civil rights act. That's the way it works. It's only fitting that you go to prison once you have been found innocent of a conspiracy which was supposed to exist, 1984 works that way. It's done for our own good, too; the warden always says that. "We cut your hair for your own good, for sanitary purposes." You tied up Bobby Seale. You said, "I'm doing it for your own good, so you will have a fair trial." You are going to send us to prison for our own good. It will make a man out of us, like going in the Army. "It will make a man out of you, kid. You ought to kill a few kids in Vietnam. It will make a man out of you." That's what 1984 is a- bout... Just want to say one thing more. People - I guess that is what we are charged with - when they decide to go from one state of mind to anoth- er state of mind, when they decide to fly that route, I hope they go youthfare no matter what their age. I will see you in Florida, Julie. HONK JERRY RI of my life, the things... IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Abbie said, we don't want to have a pied We just don't want to be part of the of life. We don't want to live in the sub- want to have college degrees. I want to say something that is going touchy. I meant to say it the other time I was born Jewish. The judge is Jew when I was sentenced for contempt tha happened in Nazi Germany was legal. I happened in courtrooms. Judges did in- ordered the sterilization of undesirables ple to jail and concentration camps, wi population. That is what we are doing mean it is frightening to me, to see Ju is Jewish, in the role of saying that "the obeyed. You must respect the law." F Respect, respect, respect. America told its youth, "respect us kids This page is a memo from the FBI concerning a matter involving the Jackson field office and potentially the "New Left" movement. It features several official stamps, including a "MAIL FILE / APR 22 1970 / COMM-FBI" stamp, and handwritten annotations that appear to be routing or action codes. There are significant black redactions obscuring parts of the document, specifically sections of text and a potentially visual element like a photograph description. The document also includes a list of names with checkboxes, typical of internal routing or distribution lists. The lower portion shows a handwritten date stamp, "59 APR 28 1970." The document is a declassified FBI memorandum with heavily redacted content. It includes an official "UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum" header. There is a signature that appears to be handwritten, and another handwritten annotation that reads "REC 66". Several sections of text are blacked out, indicating redactions. There are also official stamps and routing information visible, including what looks like a date stamp of "13 APR 1 197?". A small illustration of a soldier with a rifle is present in the lower left corner. The overall impression is of a standard internal government communication that has undergone significant security review. undesirables ple to jail and concentration camps, wi population. That is what we are doing mean it is frightening to me, to see Ju is Jewish, in the role of saying that "the obeyed. You must respect the law." F Respect, respect, respect. America told its youth, "respect us kids grew up saying, "I am not going to else. If you are bombing Vietnamese, When you are killing black people, I an- spect you." Go into a jail; 90% of the dig that. Ninety per cent of the peopl and 10% of the people in America are b on: why is that? We know why that i society and we are not going to accept the people at this table will. If it is evi- cism, then we are evil. Obscenity? Ra- Vietnam is an obscenity. David Dellinger shouted out "bulls- ity? You know why he got jailed? Beca- otion. That is what an obscene word presses emotion. When we use the wo- meaning that literally. We are trying We are trying to reach the person beh- say, "who are you?" America has kill- has destroyed language, and we are tr- That is why we are on trial. There is this slogan, you can jail th- you can't jail the revolution. And I u- only understand what that means righ- easily pick up our bodies and throw u- What you are doing out there is co- olutionaries. Julius Hoffman, you ha- troy the court system in this country have done. All we did was go to Chi- system exposed itself as totalitarian. into the courtroom, and the courtroo- talitarian. And I am glad we exposed cause in millions of courthouses acro- ple are being shuttled from the street- knows about it. They are forgotten curps of press people sitting and wat- It is not news, not a circus. You see we have exposed that. Maybe now p- in what happens in the courthouse d- of what happened here. Maybe now. terested. This is the happiest moment of ri- 2 42 WINTERS END CANNED HEAT JOE COCKER COUNTRY JOE & THE FISH GRAND FUNK RAILROAD GRATEFUL DEAD B.B. KING RICHIE HAVENS I feel like I have spent fifteen years watching John Daly shows about history: You Are There. It is sort of like taking LSD, which I recommend to you, Judge. I know a good dealer in Florida. I could fix FISH GRAND FUNK RAILROAD GRATEFUL DEAD B.B. KING RICHIE HAVENS I feel like I have spent fifteen years watching John Daly shows about history: You Are There. It is sort of like taking LSD, which I recommend to you, Judge. I know a good dealer in Florida. I could fix you up... Mr. Foran called us sophisticated, intelligent men. I frankly don't feel too sophisticated and intelligent. I feel quite naive. I feel like Alice in Wonderland. I always felt like that for ten years during the 1960's. I have had 41 arrests and 27 beatings. When I worked in Mississippi, I was arrested once for going through a town, going through a red light in a town. I was beat- en for three hours. I said to the chief, "There ain't no red light in this town." He mid, "Boy, you better have your eyes checked."... Right from the beginning of the indictment, up until the end of the trial, I always wanted to change my plea. I had just like a great urge to confess: say "I am guilty," because I felt what the state was calling me was an enemy of the state and I am an en- emy of the state, I am an enemy of the Amerika as it is now... with a "k". We are outlaws in the eyes of that Amerika, and I recognize that. I recognize that I am an outlaw. I wanted to say I was guilty. But I never really did understand what I was charged with and I still don't know. I never read the law. I never read the in- dictment. I heard you read it on the opening day and I heard you read it at the end. I don't understand the charge. I don't think the jury did. All I know is that I was charged with conspiracy, of which I am not guilty, and somehow I am left with a couple of speeches, three speeches, one of which I didn't give, one in which I guess I threatened to kidnap the head policechief or something, and I forget the other speech. But, I always knew free speech was not allowed in present-day Amerika. It is only that you can believe in free speech. Everybody is allowed to believe in free speech, but if you do it, you get arrested. Mr. Foran says that we are The document is a typewritten report with several black redactions obscuring names and specific details. There are no photographs, forms, or visual evidence of surveillance methods. The page features handwritten annotations, including a circled number "-7-" near the bottom, and a stamp or marking that appears to be an identifier or routing code at the top left, "JN 100-1166". The textual content discusses a potential threat or interest in a group that has allegedly turned "Anti-Jew" and is "very active." The presence of redactions suggests that the identities of individuals or groups involved are considered sensitive information. This page contains a large cartoon drawing of a person with wild, frizzy hair and a disdainful expression, possibly representing a caricature of a political figure or ideology. Several sections of text are present, including advertisement-like content for "Winters End" and event dates in Miami, Florida. Other text appears to be excerpts from speeches or manifestos, with some illegible portions. There are no photographs, stamps, or handwritten annotations visible on this page. and I forget the other speech. But, I always knew free speech was not allowed in present-day Amerika. It is only that you can believe in free speech. Everybody is allowed to believe in free speech, but if you do it, you get arrested. Mr. Foran says that we are evil men, and I suppose this is a sort of a compliment. He says that we are unpatriotic. Unpatriot- ic? I don't know, that has kind of a jingoistic ring. I suppose I am not patriotic. It is not that the Yippies hate Amerika. It is that they feel that the American Dream has been betrayed. That has been my attitude. I know those guys on the wall. I know them better than you, I feel I know Adams. They grew up twenty miles from my home in Massachusetts. I played with Sam Adams on the Concord Bridge. I was there when Paul Revere rode right up on his motor- cycle and said, "The pigs are coming, the pigs are coming. Right Into Lexington." I was there. I know the Adams. Sam Adams was an evil man. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson called for revolution every twenty years. Thomas Jefferson had an agrarian reform program that made Mao Tse Tung look like a liberal I know Thomas Jefferson. Hamilton: Well, I don't dig the Federalists. Maybe he de- served to have his brains blown out. Washington? I now respect Bobby Seale's opinion of him as a slaveholder because he was. All men are children of their times, even revolutionaries. We are all children of our times and we are not perfect. Washington grew pot. He called it hemp. It was called hemp then. He was probably a pothead. Benjamin Franklin. He says we use obscene language. ABBIE HOFFMAN This is one of the happiest moments of my can dig what I mean. I am happy because I an ight with myself, because I know who I am. I because I am associated with Rennie, Tom, D Abbie and myself. That makes me very happy I wonder what Dick Schultz is thinking. Iw Dick Schultz says to his kids, that his job is to ple in jail. That is his job, to prosecute, put th I wonder what Tom Foran says to his kids what Julius Hoffman says when he is alone at n ing about the fact that we are locked The document appears to be a clipping from a newspaper or magazine, likely a flyer due to its format. It features a large, stylized illustration of a man's head and shoulders, labeled "ABBIE HOFFMAN" vertically along the side. To the left, a graphic displays the text "WINTERS END" in large, decorative font, above a depiction of a sunburst or stylized snowflake and band names. The majority of the page is filled with dense, monochrome text, suggesting a transcript or article. There are no visible photographs, annotations, stamps, or redactions. The overall impression is a piece of activism or counter-culture material, rather than a typical FBI surveillance document. Iw Dick Schultz says to his kids, that his job is to ple in jail. That is his job, to prosecute, put th I wonder what Tom Foran says to his kids what Julius Hoffman says when he is alone at n ing about the fact that we are locked up. Jail. I was a reporter for a newspaper. I worked years. I was 21 years old when I looked like thi ring to a photograph). Mostly everybody arou table once looked like this, and we all believed erican system, the court system, the election sy lieved that the country had some things wrong and we tried to change it. Then I decided I couldn't be a newspaperm more. I couldn't sit and write down what was ing and report it; what was happening before n eyes were absolute crimes and immoralities! do it. The role as a reporter was just unmo. al THE STATE. I ARUSI THAT ALL JUST MEN WILL CONSPIRE. THOREAU DAVE DELLINGER generally of this country... My second point is whatever happens to us. however unjustified, will be slight compared to what has hap- pened already to the Vietnamese people, to the black people in this country, to the "criminals" with whom we are now spending our days in Cook County Jail. I must have already lived longer than the normal life expectancy of a black person born when I was born, or born now. I must have already lived longer than the normal, far longer, twenty years longer than the normal life expectancy in the under-developed countries which this country is trying to profiteer from and keep under its domain and control. One of the main reasons for the war in Vietnam is to set an example for the people of this country that if they dare to fight for freedom and self-determination and democracy, their children will be napalmed, their villages will be bombed, and their citizens will be, if not killed, put in concentration camps. The government misread the Vietnamese people when it thought it could intimidate and terrorize and destroy them, and thus win them over, pacify them, and it is similarly misreading the American people today as the war against the Vietnamese people has become a war against the American people and against the American ideals of justice and democracy and freedom. The government is bound to fail in this war The document contains a printed portrait of a man with a beard and suit, likely a target of surveillance. Large, bold sans-serif text across the top right reads "THE STATE." and a prominent quote below it states "THAT ALL JUST MEN WILL CONSPIRE." Below this, the name "THOREAU" is printed. The majority of the page is filled with dense, typed text forming what appears to be an article or statement. There are a few small, black circular annotations on the left side of the page and a "2" and other symbols near the bottom right. There are no handwritten notes, official stamps, forms, logs, schedules, or redactions visible. thus win them over, pacify them, and it is similarly misreading the American people today as the war against the Vietnamese people has become a war against the American people and against the American ideals of justice and democracy and freedom. The government is bound to fail in this war just as it failed, has failed in the war against the Vietnamese people. Our movement is not very strong today. It is not united, it is not well organized. It is very confused and makes a lot of mistakes, but there is the beginning of an awakening in this country which has been going on for at least the last fifteen years, and it is an awakening that will not be denied. Tactics will change, people will err, -people will die in the streets and die in prison, but I do not believe that this movement can be denied because however falsely applied the American ideal was from the beginning when it excluded black people, and Indians and people without property, nonetheless there was a dream of justice and equality and freedom, and brother- hood, and I think that that dream is much closer to fulfillment today than it has been at any time in the history of this country. I salute my brothers in Vietnam, in the ghetto, in the Women's Liberation Movement, all the people all over the world who are struggling to make true and real for all people the ideals on which this country was supposed to be founded, but never, never lived up to. --- OCR Start --- LIBERATION New Prairie Primer, By Jean Mann Women's liberation does not advocate the dom- ination of society by the female sex. To the indi- vidual woman, women's liberation means that she becomes a complete human being in hemelf--she secures her human right. Her self-concept will be changed. A woman. will be able to define her own identity in terms of herself, not just in tenns of her boyfriend, her hus- band, or her children, This is not to say that these relationships will then be dissolved or become unim- portant to a woman--they just cease to be the only sælationships which define a woman. The liberated woman will not live her life through other. She. will not be a self-appointed martyr who gives up her own interests, goals, and aspirations for the sake of her family. A The page contains a large, bold headline "LIBERATION" and text columns discussing women's liberation. A central illustration depicts several intertwined figures, seemingly in distress or conflict. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, or filled-in forms visible. Redactions are also absent from the visible portion of the document. The illustration, in its abstract and somewhat chaotic depiction of human forms, adds a visual layer of intensity to the article's themes, suggesting struggle and turmoil related to the subject matter. become unim- portant to a woman--they just cease to be the only sælationships which define a woman. The liberated woman will not live her life through other. She. will not be a self-appointed martyr who gives up her own interests, goals, and aspirations for the sake of her family. A liberated woman does not have to be anti-social; she does not have to be a man-hater, nor a cowader. She may be a housewife, a college student, a secro- tary, or a senior citizen. She will be a woman who has confidence in hemelf and who knows who she is. She will be a woman who will realize that only she has the ultimate power to control ber selationships and her position in society. She will not just look to others for that identity. Her sælationship as a mother will be altesed, Often mother is a warm, loving person who is close to the children while they are young but as the children grow older, they recognize the limited ex- perience of their mother has infantilized her. She's sweet, loving, kind, but rather naive. The children of the liberated woman will have respect for her mind and her judgment, as well as her feelings, her warmth, and her love. The sharing of this genuine humanness with soc- tety can only improve our society. Women have always been at the vanguard in social campaigns, even though they have seldom been in the positions of power which determine the social make-up of 'society. They have hated to see men go off to war, to see brothers, husbands, and sons come home in of it. School, particularly high school and college, will have to be something more than a hunting grounds for a husband. Women will have to realize that they have the capability and capacity to make a contri- bution to society as an individual human being, not Just an appendage to a man. GOTRR RRORRRRRRRRRRRR Of coune, the hardest people to convince that women need to be liberated arx women themselves, Many men want a woman who can offer something different from other women -- any woman can be- come a baby-making machine. Women are cond- itioned from the time they play with dolls to aspire to this role as an adult, and the conditioning is more often than not effective. Women's potential in med- icine, literature, and sports is only from other women -- any woman can be- come a baby-making machine. Women are cond- itioned from the time they play with dolls to aspire to this role as an adult, and the conditioning is more often than not effective. Women's potential in med- icine, literature, and sports is only seldom given a chance to develop. Because of women's limited experience, they often don't see themselves as not being free or not realizing their potential. It's only after the children are grown that women realize that they have really made very little of themselves in life. By that time, it may be impossible to make a change. How many elderly women can talk of not- thing but grandchildren? What of their potential con- tribution to society that was never realized? With our society in the dire need of improvement Like actors on a stage, men and women pla roles. Certain duties and responsibilities are "m others, usually the mental ones, "feniale". One not cross the line; it is taboo to change tules. S men consider it a threat to their manhood if they are asked to help care for the children or share the housework. It is clear that a very large number of wome are unhappy with their lives. Many are unable come to grips with the main problem and someh work out their frustrations on their husbands and children. WHO AM I? WHAT AM I DOING? What we are doing is providing the economy with a virtual slave labor force. At current wag scales most men could simply not afford to pay the many domestic services a wife performs. T type of work is at the bottom of the social status ladder. And what satisfaction comes from this work? The same routine day after day, month after month, year after year. It stifles the mind and numbs the senses. The wife believes she is "doing it for the good of her family." But what about herself? What is this etemal struggle with dirt doing to build her identity and intellectual strength? The fact is, we women have no personal iden We are a man's wife--"Mrs. JOHN Smith" or a mother to children--"Mary's mom." We can't even be found in a phone book unless our husband name is known. Who are we? We must have no ambition of our own. Our satisfaction must come from successes of husbands and This page contains two distinct visual elements. The first is a large, stylized drawing of a pregnant woman's torso, rendered in black ink with flowing lines and textured shading. The second is a significant portion of text, primarily dense, multi-column newspaper-style print. There are no photographs, handwritten annotations, official stamps, or redacted areas visible on this specific page. The drawing of the pregnant woman, abstract and somewhat unsettling in its rendering, visually contrasts with the factual, dense text that discusses a legal case and potentially social commentary. personal iden We are a man's wife--"Mrs. JOHN Smith" or a mother to children--"Mary's mom." We can't even be found in a phone book unless our husband name is known. Who are we? We must have no ambition of our own. Our satisfaction must come from successes of husbands and children. No wonder we sometimes drive our children mercilessly to excel and produce. We ar trying to live through them a life denied to us! And where are we going? What lies ahead? ONLY DEATH, With today's hopefully smaller families, by th time a woman is 30 or so she has usually finished bearing her brood. In five or six more years that brood is in school and needs her less and less, With a life expectancy of 75, that leaves a horribl number of years unfilled, And in the other role--wife--what happens? While the wife is standing pat at her domestic servant level, the husband is probably advancing in his field. A gulf grows between them, even ifa they f --- OCR End --- husband w 0." Yet women are not the decision makers in the positions of power which can alter our society. They are an oppressed group, whose opinions are not con- sidered on an equal basis with those of men. Before women can have any measurable effect on society, they must be liberated so that their potential can be realized. A woman must know hemelf, and she must struggle to gain a meaningful place in the mainstream of society. She will have to aim to get power in society by getting into the educational system, not remaining on the periphery strive to become a wife and mother. To шаи спа girls are trained from birth to expect and accept this position. Those who fail to attract a mate will be outcasts and those who choose not to marry will be scomed. We women spend our ch