Patrice Lumumba

A new book sorts through the fate of the leader of the fight for Congolese independence.

The murder of independent Congo’s first prime minister, the subject of a new book, had lasting psychological effects on the whole continent.

When Congo gained independence during the Cold War, secret U.S. actions undermined its young democracy. It’s time to make up for that.

How American racism, capitalism, and imperialism led the U.S. to sabotage African democracies.

The CIA committed many crimes in the early days of post-independence Africa. But is it fair to call their interference “recolonization”?

The African roots of the Black Panther story.

Espionage has always been with us, but its rapid growth over the past century may have undermined trust in government.

Special Group and PFIAB meeting minutes provide dramatic view of CIA operations.

The life and work of Frank Wisner, one of the CIA’s founding officers, offers us a portrait of American intelligence’s excesses.

Fidel Castro's visit to Harlem at the intersection of two themes that shaped the 1960s: the Black freedom struggle and global protest during the Cold War.