Government Publications Microfilm Collections: African American Studies
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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Communist Infiltration of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference: FBI Investigation File. 9 reels. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1984.
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:So 7/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US) - This set contains over 13,000 pages from the FBI investigative file on the SCLC from 1958-1980. It also includes J. Edgar Hoover's 269 page "Official and Confidential File on Martin Luther King."
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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI File on Paul Robeson. 2 reels. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1986.
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:R 65/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US)
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:R 65/Guide (Ref/US) - The FBI investigated Paul Robeson, and his wife, from 1941-1978 because of his outspoken criticism of U.S. entry into WW II and his civil rights activities. The documents in this set were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Portions of have been deleted by the FBI as allowed under the FOIA. Documents include technical surveillance logs, newspaper articles, transcripts of telegrams, and field reports provided by FBI agents.
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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. FBI Files on the Reverend Jesse Jackson. 1 reel. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1988.
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:J 13/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US)
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:J 13/Guide (Ref/US) - The FBI files begin in 1967 and end in 1984 when Jackson became a presidential candidate. Filmed in the exact order they were provided by the FBI, the file covers Rev. Jackson's involvement with Operation Breadbasket and PUSH. Documents include field reports from FBI agents, information about his Secret Service protection, and transcripts from class-action suits against the FBI and CIA.
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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Malcolm X: FBI Surveillance File. 2 reels. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1978.
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:M 24/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US) - The FBI file begins in 1953 and continues until his assissination in 1965. The file contains over 2,300 pages on leaders of the black militant movement and the FBI's attempts to neutralize it.
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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Marcus Garvey: FBI Investigation File. 1 reel. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1979.
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:M 32/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US) - This file contains information on Marcus Garvey's role as a spokesman for black nationalism during the 1920's.
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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Martin Luther King, Jr.: FBI Assassination File. 25 reels. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 1978.
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:K 53/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US) - Over 44,000 pages of documents covering the FBI's role in finding James Earl Ray and obtaining his conviction are included in the collection. Background information gathered by the FBI on Dr. King is also included.
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U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Martin Luther King, Jr., FBI File. 16 reels. Edited by David J. Garrow. Guide by Robert Lester. Frederick, MD: UPA, 1984.
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:K 53/2/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US)
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:K 53/2/Guide (Ref/US) - During the 1960s the FBI maintained round-the-clock surveillance of Dr. King. This set contains over 17,000 pages of wire-tap transcripts, field surveillance reports as well as annotated newspaper and magazine article clippings. Portions of the transcripts have been blacked out as provided for by the Freedom of Information Act and a 1977 U.S. District Court order. Those parts of the surveillance transcript which deal with private matters not appropriate for public review will remain sealed until 2027.
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U.S. Justice Department Bureau of Investigation. Federal Surveillance of Afro-Americans (1917-1925): The First World War, the Red Scare, and the Garvey Movement. 25 reels. Edited by Theodore Kornweibel Jr. Index by Martin Schipper. Frederick, MD: UPA, 1986.
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:Af 2/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US)
LOCATION: J 1.14/2:Af 2/Index (Ref/US) - The documents in this set focus on the rising racial tensions during 1917-1925. Selected documents are filmed from a wide variety of sources including the investigative files of the Justice Department's Bureau of Investigation (forerunner of the Federal Bureau of Investigation), Army Intelligence Division, Office of Naval Intelligence, State Department, U.S. Shipping Board, Censor's Office of the U.S. Postal Service, Panama Canal Commission, U.S. District Courts and Circuit Court of Appeals. These documents cover prominent individuals including Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, Jack Johnson, A. Philip Randolph, Chandler Owen, and Cyril Briggs; organizations including the NAACP, UNIA; and black publications such as the Chicago Defender, Baltimore Afro-American, Crisis, and Messenger.
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U.S. Office of the President. Civil Rights During the Johnson Administration, 1963-1969. 69 reels. Edited by Steven F. Lawson. Frederick, MD: UPA, 1984.
LOCATION: Pr 36.2:C 58 pt. 1-4/Film (Gov Pubs Micro/US)
LOCATION: Pr 36.2:C 58 pt. 1-4/Index (Ref/US) - Filmed from the papers housed in the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, these records document the progress of civil rights movement. Over 70,000 pages of selected major documents are included in this set.
- Part I: White House Central Files and Aides Files (15 reels) include internal memoranda and working papers that were circulated between the President and his aides.
- Part II: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Administrative History (3 reels) is an unpublished history of the EEOC and also includes internal Commission documents.
- Part III: Oral Histories (3 reels) includes the transcripts of interviews with administration officials as well as civil rights activists.
- Part IV: Papers of the White House Conference on Civil Rights (20 reels) includes the records of the White House Conference, "To Fulfill These Rights," which focused on economic security, education, housing, and justice.
