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Kennedy assassination plot touted in Hyde Park letters
A Hyde Park letters page accuses CIA and FBI directors of directing Panther and minority group murders as part of a nationwide conspiracy. Contributors rail against tokenism, call for armed Black resistance, and urge unity among diverse groups while critiquing government and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Rainbow Coalition
Panthers
Young Lords
Young Patriots
CIA
FBI
Unamerican
David Hilliard
Nixon
Robert Williams
Panther
Illinois Black Panther
Chaka Walls
Fred
Panther Party
Bobby Rush
America
Lewis W. Hill
Fifth Army
Hyde Park
United Nations
Windy City
Lake Shore