. ♪ looking torica is get to the activities of the church committee, which did a broad examination ofhe fbi, the cia, and the nsa. as we continue, we will be looking at the testimonies of two fbi informants.

. ♪ looking torica is get to the activities of the church committee, which did a broad examination ofhe fbi, the cia, and the nsa. as we continue, we will be looking at the testimonies of two fbi informants. from 1975, we will show you a fbi of a ku klux klan informant by the name of thomas wrote. he described how he participated in beatings of civil rights activists during the freedom writers movement. -- freedom riders movement. >> did you inform the fbi about planned violence prior to that incident? gary: i gave the fbi information roughly three weeks before. >> and what did you tell them? gary: i stated i had been contacted by a birmingham city detective, who wanted me to meet with a high-ranking officer of the birmingham police department . >> you mean the birmingham police men set up the beating of the freedom riders, and you told the fbi that? gary: correct. >> and were they beaten? >> very badly, yes. minutes withsed 15 absolutely no intervention from any police officer. the information was passed on to the bureau. we had our 15 minutes. approximately 15 minutes after the free

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