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{{Infobox political party|name=Federal Bureau of Investigation|logo=FBI logo.png|membership=35,000}} | {{Infobox political party|name=Federal Bureau of Investigation|logo=FBI logo.png|founded=1908|abbr=FBI|founder=Charles Joseph Bonaparte|headquarters=935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535, United States|membership=35,000|affiliation1_title=Affiliation|affiliation1=Statesian Dictatorship of the Bourgeoisie}} | ||
The '''Federal Bureau of Investigation''' (FBI) is a | The '''Federal Bureau of Investigation''' (FBI) is a "law enforcement" organization, created in 1908 by [[Charles Joseph Bonaparte]] in the [[United States of America|United States]]. The organization's initial purpose, according to it's own statement, was to address a "new era of lawlessness" plaguing the United States, which included "violent" [[Anarchism|anarchists]], striking workers, local political corruption and others. The organization was initially focused on white-collar and civil rights matters.<ref>{{Web citation|author=FBI|title=A Brief History, The Nation Calls, 1908-1923|url=https://www.fbi.gov/history/brief-history|quote=The country’s cities had grown enormously by 1908—there were more than 100 with populations over 50,000—and understandably, crime had grown right along with them. In these big cities, with their many overcrowded tenements filled with the poor and disillusioned and with all the ethnic tensions of an increasingly immigrant nation stirred in for good measure, tempers often flared. Clashes between striking workers and their factory bosses were turning increasingly violent.}}</ref> | ||
In 1964, the FBI sent a letter to [[Martin Luther King|Martin Luther King, Jr.]] telling him to kill himself.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Beverly Gage|date=2014-11-11|title=What an Uncensored Letter to M.L.K. Reveals|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/magazine/what-an-uncensored-letter-to-mlk-reveals.html|newspaper=The New York Times Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127122211/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/magazine/what-an-uncensored-letter-to-mlk-reveals.html|archive-date=2022-01-27|retrieved=2022-03-19}}</ref> In 1969, they killed [[Black Panther Party|Black Panther]] leader [[Fred Hampton]] as part of [[COINTELPRO]].<ref>{{News citation|journalist=William Lee|date=2019-12-03|title=In 1969, charismatic Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton was killed in a hail of gunfire. 50 years later, the fight against police brutality continues|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-black-panthers-raid-fred-hampton-50-years-20191203-kbzgztrvtfh7tp7x4ggtvhncpm-story.html|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=https://archive.ph/20210322012855/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-black-panthers-raid-fred-hampton-50-years-20191203-kbzgztrvtfh7tp7x4ggtvhncpm-story.html#selection-1241.0-1241.149|archive-date=2021-03-22|retrieved=2022-03-19}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:10, 23 January 2024
Federal Bureau of Investigation | |
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| Abbreviation | FBI |
| Founder | Charles Joseph Bonaparte |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Headquarters | 935 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20535, United States |
| Membership | 35,000 |
| Affiliation | Statesian Dictatorship of the Bourgeoisie |
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a "law enforcement" organization, created in 1908 by Charles Joseph Bonaparte in the United States. The organization's initial purpose, according to it's own statement, was to address a "new era of lawlessness" plaguing the United States, which included "violent" anarchists, striking workers, local political corruption and others. The organization was initially focused on white-collar and civil rights matters.[1]
In 1964, the FBI sent a letter to Martin Luther King, Jr. telling him to kill himself.[2] In 1969, they killed Black Panther leader Fred Hampton as part of COINTELPRO.[3]
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- ↑ “The country’s cities had grown enormously by 1908—there were more than 100 with populations over 50,000—and understandably, crime had grown right along with them. In these big cities, with their many overcrowded tenements filled with the poor and disillusioned and with all the ethnic tensions of an increasingly immigrant nation stirred in for good measure, tempers often flared. Clashes between striking workers and their factory bosses were turning increasingly violent.”
FBI. "A Brief History, The Nation Calls, 1908-1923" - ↑ Beverly Gage (2014-11-11). "What an Uncensored Letter to M.L.K. Reveals" The New York Times Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- ↑ William Lee (2019-12-03). "In 1969, charismatic Black Panthers leader Fred Hampton was killed in a hail of gunfire. 50 years later, the fight against police brutality continues" Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2022-03-19.