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COINTELPRO's Subversion Strategy
- FBI's COINTELPRO actively targeted civil rights leaders and radical movements, using subversion and harassment to break them.
- Such government actions created widespread paranoia and distrust within activist groups.
Panther Party Overreach and Chaos
- The Black Panther Party rapidly expanded beyond its capacity to organize, exposing leadership vulnerabilities.
- Intense law enforcement pressure exacerbated internal disarray and weakened Panther coordination.
Rackley Torture Reveals Paranoia
- Panthers tortured and murdered member Alex Rackley on suspicion of being an informant, recording the ordeal.
- This incident showed the lethal paranoia fueled by COINTELPRO within the movement.