FBI Monitored Black Writers
According to The Guardian, newly declassified documents from the FBI reveal to an even greater extent than previously how the agency under J Edgar Hoover monitored the activities of dozens of prominent African-American writers for decades, devoting thousands of pages to detailing their activities and critiquing their work. With the help of informers, the agency reviewed works such as “A Raisin in the Sun,” by Lorraine Hansberry (pictured) and “Invisible Man,” by Ralph Ellison, before publication.
