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Box 8

 Container

Contains 3 Results:

Right wing Jewish/Zionist Organizations and Subjects, 1947 - 1974

 Sub-Series — Box: 8
Scope and Contents

The FBI subjects include Irgun Zvai Leumi, a right-wing underground paramilitary group in post-war Israel, and the Jewish Defense League.

Dates: 1947 - 1974

James R. Forman FBI Files, Publications, and Media Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCA-0076
Abstract

James Forman was an important figure in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, serving as Executive Secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) between 1961-1966, and a life-long intellectual and activist. This collection includes copies of Forman's published works, FBI files Forman obtained through FOIA requests, and A/V materials documenting Forman's activism in the 1980s-1990s.

Dates: 1946 - 2005

FBI Files, 1946-1988

 Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents In the summer of 1961, when Forman joined SNCC, the FBI opened an investigation of Forman which continued through the 1970s. Forman was able to obtain copies of FBI files kept on him and other subjects through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. There are files on Forman, SNCC, the “Black Manifesto,” and Black Nationalism. Forman also collected files on 20th century organized crime leaders and right wing Zionist organizations and figures for his own research. All files were redacted...
Dates: 1946-1988