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The Black FBI Director Who Destroyed The Black Panther Party For Giving Free Breakfast To Children
John Edgar Hoover was appointed as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in 1924. A post he held until his death in 1972.
John Edgar Hoover was appointed as the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) in 1924. A post he held until his death in 1972.
He became a very powerful man, feared by presidents and politicians because he had files and recordings on their illicit activity. He targeted prominent black leaders like Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King and their organization for investigation while actively pursuing the...
destruction of the fabric of the black community. He was quoted as saying especially in the light of free breakfast program to school children, The Black Panther Party, without question, represents the greatest threat to internal security of the country.
#OTD in 1935, the FBI Police Training School, the forerunner to the FBI National Academy, was established. Students were taught scientific aids in crime detection & criminal investigation techniques. With the advent of WWII, courses were added in espionage & sabotage. #FBIhistory
Today, the FBI National Academy is a 10-week program for U.S. & international law enforcement managers that includes coursework in intelligence theory, terrorism & terrorist mindsets, management science, law, behavioral science, law enforcement communication, & forensic science.
The goal of the FBI National Academy program is to serve to improve the administration of justice in police departments and agencies at home and abroad and to raise law enforcement standards, knowledge, and cooperation worldwide. Learn more: fbi.gov/services/train…
