The Suppression of Dissent: How the State and Mass Media Squelch USAmerican Social MovementsRoutledge, 2006 - 375 pages Despite longstanding traditions of tolerance, inclusion, and democracy in the United States, dissident citizens and social movements have experienced significant and sustained - although often subtle and difficult-to observe - suppression in this country. Using mechanism-based social-movement theory, this book explores a wide range of twentieth century episodes of contention, involving such groups as mid-century communists, the Black Panther Party, the American Indian Movement, and the modern-day globalization movement. |
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Page 100
... Bureau often tried to get targets fired , [ and ] with some success . " The FBI went to great lengths to besmirch the reputations of dissidents , especially during the COINTEL- PRO era ; the Bureau periodically wrote letters to ...
... Bureau often tried to get targets fired , [ and ] with some success . " The FBI went to great lengths to besmirch the reputations of dissidents , especially during the COINTEL- PRO era ; the Bureau periodically wrote letters to ...
Page 116
... Bureau attempted to prevent King from receiving such honorary degrees , from earning an audience with the Pope , from gaining the support of church groups , and even from having a welcome home party after receiving the Nobel Prize ...
... Bureau attempted to prevent King from receiving such honorary degrees , from earning an audience with the Pope , from gaining the support of church groups , and even from having a welcome home party after receiving the Nobel Prize ...
Page 125
... Bureau also tried to plant derogatory stories about King in the most influ- ential of U.S. publications ; for instance , DeLoach and the Crime Records Division attempted to get Newsweek's Washington Bureau Chief Benjamin Bradlee to run ...
... Bureau also tried to plant derogatory stories about King in the most influ- ential of U.S. publications ; for instance , DeLoach and the Crime Records Division attempted to get Newsweek's Washington Bureau Chief Benjamin Bradlee to run ...
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