“Reading Between the Lines”: The Bureau of Investigation, the United States Post Office, and Domestic Surveillance During World War I

During World War I, the FBI (or the Bureau of Investigation, as it was then called) orchestrated the first domestic surveillance program in collaboration with the U.S. Post Office Department. Methods included wire-tapping, the use of informants, and the monitoring of mail, with the cooperation of Po...

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Main Author: Conolly-Smith, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2009
In: Social justice
Year: 2009, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 7-24
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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