An FBI Snitch in Every Hood: Soledad O’Brien’s New CNN Black History Conspiracy Special - Jack & Jill Politics

19.2.11

An FBI Snitch in Every Hood: Soledad O’Brien’s New CNN Black History Conspiracy Special - Jack & Jill Politics: "This time, though, Soledad (who is half black btw) has something very special that I think is worth your time. She has unveiled a whole new conspiracy for your parsing pleasure: the FBI’s Ghetto Informant Program. Her new Black In America special “Pictures Don’t Lie” — fresh for Black History Month — focuses on Ernest Withers, who took many of the most powerful, iconic and influential photographs during the Civil Rights Era. You may not have heard of him, but you’ve seen his pictures of Martin Luther King or marchers holding signs saying I AM A MAN, most likely. He was a welcome and integral member of the movement. He was also, as it turns out, an FBI informant — one of thousands recruited during the 1960s & 70s."