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1. allthatsinteresting.com › fbi-martin-luther-king-tapesThe Story Behind The FBI's Martin Luther King Tapes And ...

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   Jan 16, 2020 · In 1964, the FBI tried to blackmail Martin Luther King Jr. into ending his civil rights campaign with a letter that threatened to expose proof of his extramarital affairs — and apparently even encouraged him to kill himself.

2. www.smithsonianmag.com › smithsonian-institutionWhen Robert Kennedy Delivered the News of Martin Luther King ...

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   Martin Luther King Jr.—murdered. The news of April 4, 1968, was like a body blow to Senator Robert Kennedy. He “seemed to shrink back,” said John J. Lindsay, a Newsweek reporter traveling...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Robert_FRobert F. Kennedy's speech on the assassination of Martin ...

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   On April 4, 1968, United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York delivered an improvised speech several hours after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Kennedy, who was campaigning to earn the Democratic Party's presidential nomination, made his remarks while in Indianapolis, Indiana, after speaking at two Indiana universities ...

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     MLK: The Assassination Tapes (Full Episode)

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     MLK: The Assassination Tapes - The Aftermath of the Assassination

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     A Look Back at 1968 Deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy

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5. kinginstitute.stanford.edu › federal-bureauFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | The Martin Luther ...

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   The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began monitoring Martin Luther King, Jr., in December 1955, during his involvement with the Montgomery bus boycott, and engaged in covert operations against him throughout the 1960s.

6. themlktapes.comThe MLK Tapes - The true story of the plot to kill Dr. King

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   According to the official story, on April 4th, 1968, a lone gunman assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. That man, James Earl Ray, pled guilty and for most people the case was closed. The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from the creators of Atlanta Monster and Monster: DC Sniper, explores rare ...

7. features.apmreports.org › arw › kingThe FBI's War on King | King's Last March | APM Reports

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   Beginning in 1962, the FBI conducted an extensive program of surveillance and harassment against Martin Luther King Jr. Under the guidance of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover - and with the permission of Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy -- the FBI tapped King's home and office phones and those of his associates.

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   What is the MLK tapes?

   • The MLK Tapes, a new true crime podcast from the creators of Atlanta Monster and Monster: DC Sniper, explores rare recordings of eye-witness testimony and new interviews with people who were there to reveal the true story of the plot to kill Dr. King. William Klaber is a part-time journalist, and co-host of the podcast The RFK Tapes.

   The MLK Tapes - The true story of the plot to kill Dr. King

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   Why did the FBI send a copy of King's tapes?

   • One of the memos shows that the FBI thought that King was “highly susceptible to coercion and possible blackmail,” and that Hoover personally signed off on the effort due to his personal hatred of the man. Another document shows that Sullivan ordered a copy of the tapes to be sent to King in 1964.

   The Story Behind The FBI's Martin Luther King Tapes And 'Suicide Letter'

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   Did the FBI blackmail Martin Luther King Jr?

   • In 1964, the FBI tried to blackmail Martin Luther King Jr. into ending his civil rights campaign with a letter that threatened to expose proof of his extramarital affairs — and apparently even encouraged him to kill himself. It was 1964.

   The Story Behind The FBI's Martin Luther King Tapes And 'Suicide Letter'

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   When did the FBI start monitoring Martin Luther King?

   • March 16, 1909 The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began monitoring Martin Luther King, Jr., in December 1955, during his involvement with the Montgomery bus boycott, and engaged in covert operations against him throughout the 1960s.

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9. www.theatlantic.com › entertainment › archiveWhat Really Happened Between J. Edgar Hoover and MLK Jr.

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   Nov 11, 2011 · According to the movie, Hoover persuades his reluctant boss, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, to sign off on such procedures. But records from Freedom of Information Act disclosures and the...