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Abbie Hoffman

Source: The FBI Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room

Abbie (Abbott) Hoffman

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Abbie Hoffman, 1960s and 70s activist and anarchist, was Co-Founder of Youth International Party (YIP a.k.a. Yippies) and one of “Chicago Seven”. He was the subject of a security investigation in 1968 in view of his anarchist actions, as well as an anti-riot law investigation as a result of his leadership in disturbances at the 1968 Democratic National Convention (DEMCON) in Chicago.

To view his U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation file, in PDF format (you'll need the Acrobat Reader or its equivalent), check out the FBI's own page at:

http://foia.fbi.gov/hoffsum.htm

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