The Fbi And Martin Luther King Jr

Author : David J. Garrow
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781504011532

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The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. by David J. Garrow Pdf

The author of Bearing the Cross, the Pulitzer Prize–winning biography of Martin Luther King Jr., exposes the government’s massive surveillance campaign against the civil rights leader When US attorney general Robert F. Kennedy authorized a wiretap of Martin Luther King Jr.’s phones by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, he set in motion one of the most invasive surveillance operations in American history. Sparked by informant reports of King’s alleged involvement with communists, the FBI amassed a trove of information on the civil rights leader. Their findings failed to turn up any evidence of communist influence, but they did expose sensitive aspects of King’s personal life that the FBI went on to use in its attempts to mar his public image. Based on meticulous research into the agency’s surveillance records, historian David Garrow illustrates how the FBI followed King’s movements throughout the country, bugging his hotel rooms and tapping his phones wherever he went, in an obsessive quest to destroy his growing influence. Garrow uncovers the voyeurism and racism within J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI while unmasking Hoover’s personal desire to destroy King. The spying only intensified once King publicly denounced the Vietnam War, and the FBI continued to surveil him until his death. The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. clearly demonstrates an unprecedented abuse of power by the FBI and the government as a whole.

Author : Church Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1610010043

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The Fbi, Cointelpro, and Martin Luther King, Jr by Church Committee Pdf

The final report of the 1975 US Senate Church Committee, describing the decade-long effort by J Edgar Hoover and the FBI to discredit and "neutralize" the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Hoover considered the civil rights movement to be "Communist," and did everything in his power to destroy it.

Author : Michael Friedly,David Gallen
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0881849405

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Martin Luther King, Jr by Michael Friedly,David Gallen Pdf

Draws on FBI's surveillance files on the activities of King to discuss his strategy of nonviolent resistance and his private activities

Author : Michael Friedly,David Gallen
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Pub
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0881849928

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Martin Luther King, Jr by Michael Friedly,David Gallen Pdf

Draws on FBI's surveillance files on the activities of King to discuss his strategy of nonviolent resistance and his private activities

Author : Gerald McKnight
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1998-01-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015040596614

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The Last Crusade by Gerald McKnight Pdf

This is an account of the Poor People's Campaign and the FBI's attempts to subvert Martin Luther King's effort to force the federal government to fulfil its promises of a Great Society. The book also looks at King's last days.

Author : William Bradford Huie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:492042112

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Did the F.B.I. Kill Martin Luther King? by William Bradford Huie Pdf

Author : David J. Garrow
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 599 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781504011525

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Bearing the Cross by David J. Garrow Pdf

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize: The definitive biography of Martin Luther King Jr. In this monumental account of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., professor and historian David Garrow traces King’s evolution from young pastor who spearheaded the 1955–56 bus boycott of Montgomery, Alabama, to inspirational leader of America’s civil rights movement. Based on extensive research and more than seven hundred interviews, with subjects including Andrew Young, Jesse Jackson, and Coretta Scott King, Garrow paints a multidimensional portrait of a charismatic figure driven by his strong moral obligation to lead—and of the toll this calling took on his life. Bearing the Cross provides a penetrating account of King’s spiritual development and his crucial role at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, whose protest campaigns in Birmingham and Selma, Alabama, led to enactment of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. This comprehensive yet intimate study reveals the deep sense of mission King felt to serve as an unrelenting crusader against prejudice, inequality, and violence, and his willingness to sacrifice his own life on behalf of his beliefs. Written more than twenty-five years ago, Bearing the Cross remains an unparalleled examination of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the legacy of the civil rights movement.

Author : United States. Task Force to Review the FBI Martin Luther King, Jr., Security and Assassination Investigations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : United States
ISBN : UOM:39015008361662

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Report of the Department of Justice Task Force to Review the FBI Martin Luther King, Jr., Security and Assassination Investigations by United States. Task Force to Review the FBI Martin Luther King, Jr., Security and Assassination Investigations Pdf

Author : Phillip F. Nelson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510731073

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Who REALLY Killed Martin Luther King Jr.? by Phillip F. Nelson Pdf

One of the most infamous and devastating assassinations in American history, the murder of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was also one of the most quickly resolved by authorities: James Earl Ray was convicted of the crime less than a year after it occurred. Yet, did they catch the right person? Or was Ray framed by President Lyndon B Johnson and FBI Director J Edgar Hoover? In Who REALLY Killed Martin Luther King, Jr.?, Phillip F. Nelson explores the tactics used by the FBI to portray Ray as a southern racist and stalker of King. He shows that early books on King’s death were written for the very purpose of “dis-informing” the American public, at the behest of the FBI and CIA, and are filled with proven lies and distortions. As Nelson methodically exposes the original constructed false narrative as the massive deceit that it was, he presents a revised and corrected account in its place, based upon proven facts that exonerate James Earl Ray. Nelson’s account is supplemented by several authors, including Harold Weisberg, Mark Lane, Dick Gregory, John Avery Emison, Philip Melanson, and William F. Pepper. Nelson also posits numerous instances of how government investigators—the FBI originally, then the Department of Justice in 1976, the House Select Committee on Assassinations investigators in 1978 and the DOJ again in 2000—deliberately avoided pursuing any and all leads which pointed toward Ray’s innocence.

Author : David J. Garrow
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781504038928

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MLK: An American Legacy by David J. Garrow Pdf

Three meticulously researched works—including Pulitzer Prize winner Bearing the Cross—spanning the life of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. This collection from professor and historian David J. Garrow provides a multidimensional and fascinating portrait of Martin Luther King Jr., and his mission to upend deeply entrenched prejudices in society, and enact legal change that would achieve equality for African Americans one hundred years after their emancipation from slavery. Bearing the Cross traces King’s evolution from the young pastor who spearheaded the 1955–56 bus boycott in Montgomery to the inspirational leader of America’s civil rights movement, focusing on King’s crucial role at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Garrow captures King’s charisma, his moral obligation to lead a nonviolent crusade against racism and inequality—and the toll this calling took on his life. Garrow delves deeper into one of the civil rights movement’s most decisive moments in Protest at Selma. These demonstrations led to the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 that, along with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, remains a key aspect of King’s legacy. Garrow analyzes King’s political strategy and understanding of how media coverage—especially reports of white violence against peaceful African American protestors—elicited sympathy for the cause. King’s fierce determination to overturn the status quo of racial relations antagonized FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. follows Hoover’s personal obsession to destroy the civil rights leader. In an unprecedented abuse of governmental power, Hoover led one of the most invasive surveillance operations in American history, desperately trying to mar King’s image. As a collection, these utterly engrossing books are a key to understanding King’s inner life, his public persona, and his legacy, and are a testament to his impact in forcing America to confront intolerance and bigotry at a critical time in the nation’s history.

Author : United States. Department of Justice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Government publications
ISBN : IND:30000067639744

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Report of the Department of Justice task force to review the FBI Martin Luther King, Jr., security and assassination investigations by United States. Department of Justice Pdf

Author : Tavis Smiley
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316332750

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Death of a King by Tavis Smiley Pdf

A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. Martin Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered about the life he led in his final year. New York Times bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley recounts the final 365 days of King's life, revealing the minister's trials and tribulations -- denunciations by the press, rejection from the president, dismissal by the country's black middle class and militants, assaults on his character, ideology, and political tactics, to name a few -- all of which he had to rise above in order to lead and address the racism, poverty, and militarism that threatened to destroy our democracy. Smiley's Death of a King paints a portrait of a leader and visionary in a narrative different from all that have come before. Here is an exceptional glimpse into King's life -- one that adds both nuance and gravitas to his legacy as an American hero.

Author : Federal Bureau of Investigation
Publisher : Filibust
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1599862530

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Martin Luther King, Jr by Federal Bureau of Investigation Pdf

Martin Luther King, Jr.: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation files related to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. and the events surrounding his subsequent assassination. This publication is being published and made available now for the first time in a paperback book edition for those interested in the history of the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and also for those who enjoy reading about important American civil rights leaders.

Author : Jeanne Theoharis
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780807075876

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A More Beautiful and Terrible History by Jeanne Theoharis Pdf

Praised by The New York Times; O, The Oprah Magazine; Bitch Magazine; Slate; Publishers Weekly; and more, this is “a bracing corrective to a national mythology” (New York Times) around the civil rights movement. The civil rights movement has become national legend, lauded by presidents from Reagan to Obama to Trump, as proof of the power of American democracy. This fable, featuring dreamy heroes and accidental heroines, has shuttered the movement firmly in the past, whitewashed the forces that stood in its way, and diminished its scope. And it is used perniciously in our own times to chastise present-day movements and obscure contemporary injustice. In A More Beautiful and Terrible History award-winning historian Jeanne Theoharis dissects this national myth-making, teasing apart the accepted stories to show them in a strikingly different light. We see Rosa Parks not simply as a bus lady but a lifelong criminal justice activist and radical; Martin Luther King, Jr. as not only challenging Southern sheriffs but Northern liberals, too; and Coretta Scott King not only as a “helpmate” but a lifelong economic justice and peace activist who pushed her husband’s activism in these directions. Moving from “the histories we get” to “the histories we need,” Theoharis challenges nine key aspects of the fable to reveal the diversity of people, especially women and young people, who led the movement; the work and disruption it took; the role of the media and “polite racism” in maintaining injustice; and the immense barriers and repression activists faced. Theoharis makes us reckon with the fact that far from being acceptable, passive or unified, the civil rights movement was unpopular, disruptive, and courageously persevering. Activists embraced an expansive vision of justice—which a majority of Americans opposed and which the federal government feared. By showing us the complex reality of the movement, the power of its organizing, and the beauty and scope of the vision, Theoharis proves that there was nothing natural or inevitable about the progress that occurred. A More Beautiful and Terrible History will change our historical frame, revealing the richness of our civil rights legacy, the uncomfortable mirror it holds to the nation, and the crucial work that remains to be done. Winner of the 2018 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize in Nonfiction

Author : Gerald Posner
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781480412279

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Killing the Dream by Gerald Posner Pdf

A deep dive into James Earl Ray’s role in the national tragedy: “Superb . . . a model of investigation . . . as gripping as a first-class detective story” (The New York Times). On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee, by a single assassin’s bullet. A career criminal named James Earl Ray was seen fleeing from a rooming house that overlooked the hotel balcony from where King was cut down. An international manhunt ended two months later with Ray’s capture. Though Ray initially pled guilty, he quickly recanted and for the rest of his life insisted he was an unwitting pawn in a grand conspiracy. In Killing the Dream, expert investigative reporter Gerald Posner reexamines Ray and the evidence, even tracking down the mystery man Ray claimed was the conspiracy’s mastermind. Beginning with an authoritative biography of Ray’s life, and continuing with a gripping account of the assassination and its aftermath, Posner cuts through phony witnesses, false claims, and a web of misinformation surrounding that tragic spring day in 1968. He puts Ray’s conspiracy theory to rest and ultimately manages to disclose what really happened the day King was murdered.