Bobby L. Rush tweeted the following:
"Hoover famously harassed Martin Luther King Jr. for his work promoting civil rights, but he also used COINTELPRO to spy on groups advocating for environmentalism, womens rights, workers rights, Native-American rights, & other causes seeking societal change in an unjust world."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Bobby L. Rush:
"As a Black Panther, I was targeted in COINTELPRO, but Hoovers FBI also assassinated my friend & fellow Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. Chairman Fred was a charismatic leader who sought to improve the lives of Black & poor people, & Hoover was terrified of that."Read on Twitter
"J. Edgar Hoover waged a career-long assault on civil liberties, & through COINTELPRO, he targeted Americans who challenged the status quo. I introduced the COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act to shine a light on this history & strip his name off the FBI HQ. laprogressive.com/political-issu"Read on Twitter
"I am glad to see @POTUS sign the #InflationReductionAct today that will improve the lives my constituents & American families already struggling to survive on modest incomes. IRA will lower kitchen-table costs, make a historic climate investment, & reduce the national debt." on Aug. 16Read on Twitter
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