The CIA monitored Mexican American and Puerto Rican civil rights activists fighting for equal education and to honor the late Martin Luther King, Jr., — and against police brutality and the Vietnam War, newly released CIA documents show.
Why it matters: The documents confirm Latino civil rights pioneers’ long-held suspicions that the federal government was monitoring — even disrupting — their activities.
The documents from 1968 to 1983 were released in late December deep on the CIA’s website at the request of Reps. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and Jimmy Gomez (D-CA).
The big picture: The cache of documents gives a glimpse into how the CIA viewed activists’ work as threats.
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