MLK and FBI
How did the FBI try to destroy Martin Luther King Jr.?
4.7 (26)
39 mins
Explore the FBI’s secret efforts to undermine Martin Luther King Jr. and other black leaders during the civil rights movement. Discover how surveillance, disinformation, and covert attacks tried to weaken their influence while they continued inspiring change.
Ep 1:
The Bureau's Long War on Black Freedom
Decades before Martin Luther King became a target, the FBI had already built a machine for crushing black organizing—then turned its full, personal fury on one Atlanta preacher.
Ep 2:
Wiretaps, Lies, and a Letter Meant to Kill
As King's fame grew, so did Hoover's obsession—bugs, blackmail, media smears, and a chilling anonymous letter engineered to push King toward suicide.
Discussions (13)
Wilfred
Level 3 · 8 mo agoThe fact that the FBI sent a suicide letter to a Nobel Prize winner kind of breaks my brain.
Gibson
Level 6 · 8 mo agoI think you are ignoring the Cold War context. It wasn't just a personal vendetta. The FBI had a legitimate mandate to investigate potential communist infiltration in large movements.
Jeremy
Level 8 · 8 mo agoWTAF. The FBI sending a suicide letter to King? Hoover was properly obsessed. That is chilling.
