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The American Nightmare: 20th Century U.S. History, Red Scares, & Fred Hampton

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The Fifth Column Plot

The red scare to would not be allowed to die. Hoover created this fifth column plot, which basically he presented evidence to the president and the National Security Council. A completely insane plot, but what's crucial here is for the for the evidence he presented showed the complete level of surveillance that Hoover's FBI had over basically everyone.

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