History Of Black Surveillance Influences African-American Attitudes On Spying

History Of Black Surveillance Influences African-American Attitudes On Spying
1953: US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director J Edgar Hoover sits at a table, speaking into several microphones. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
1953: US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director J Edgar Hoover sits at a table, speaking into several microphones. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Edward Snowden, the whistleblower who leaked information on the secret surveillance programs, is now a fugitive in hiding in Hong Kong.

And yet, while civil liberties advocates may find this type of surveillance illegal, an unconstitutional invasion of privacy and even grounds to sue the government, African-Americans may not necessarily react with as much outrage.

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