On this day, February 16, in 1965

Four members of the Black Liberation Army were arrested for alleged terrorist activity. Their suspected plot to blow up the Statue of Liberty was uncovered by a young black Police Officer who was used to infiltrate the group. The Black Liberation Army emerged as a radical political group attempting to directly confront oppressive conditions in the Black Community. Groups like this were constantly attacked by law enforcement and FBI agents in an operation known as The Counter Intelligence Program, or COINTELPRO. This method has dismantled many radical groups and movements in the US.