On March 8, 1971, Haverford physics professor Bill Davidon and other members of the “Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI” broke into the Media, PA office of the FBI. They collected over 1000 documents, some of which revealed the FBI’s illegal COINTELPRO operation targeting groups and individuals the FBI deemed subversive. The "burglars" were never caught, and their identities remained a closely guarded secret until voluntarily revealed in a book and documentary in 2014.

Panelists include: Johanna Hamilton, the director of the film 1971; Peter Goldberger ’71, an editor of the Bryn Mawr-Haverford News who covered the incident and disclosures at the time and will discuss the political climate on campus; Vince Warren ’86, Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, which represents Julian Assange and WikiLeaks and has filed access and transparency litigation related to Chelsea Manning's court martial.