Photographer Ernest Withers worked for the Withers from 2007 . Withers ' informant file would have information on how much Withers was paid by the FBI and likely would have instructions given to Withers about which civil rights activists the agency wanted him to gather information on . A Washington newspaper sued the FBI for access to Withers ' photos , documents . FBI gathered information on Emmett Till , civil rights groups .
Photographer Ernest Withers worked for the Withers from 2007 . A Washington newspaper sued the FBI for access to Withers ' photos , documents . FBI gathered information on Emmett Till , civil rights groups .