Date of Award
2013
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Strain, Christopher B.
Abstract
On August 20th 2012, Seth Rosenfeld, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, released an article stating that Richard Aoki, an activist in the Bay Area during the 1960s and 70s, had been an FBI informant. Immediately following the allegations, numerous Aoki supporters rose to his defense and accused Rosenfeld of snitch-jacketing –a term referring to the FBI practice of falsely labeling a prominent member of a threatening group as an informant to decrease their status and influence within the organization. This thesis is a historiographical examination of the FBI, COINTELPRO, snitch culture, Richard Aoki and those who accused/defended him.
Recommended Citation
Harrison, Natalie, "The Richard Aoki case: was the man who armed the Black Panther party an FBI informant?" (2013). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 149.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/149
Extent
83 p.
Identifier
FA00003515
Comments
Includes bibliography.