Alex Carson
Did you know the FBI spent years secretly wiretapping Martin Luther King Jr.’s hotel rooms? Did you know those recordings allegedly reveal he had affairs with as many as forty women while the Bureau plotted to drive him to suicide?
▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 – Intro
01:03 – The FBI’s War Against King
03:34 – Wiretaps, Tapes, and the Anonymous Letter
06:56 – A Marriage Strained by Distance and Fame
08:41 – Legacy, Secrecy, and the Shadow of Surveillance
09:59 – Outro
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This video explores one of the most disturbing intersections of morality, politics, and surveillance in American history. We trace the origins of the FBI’s campaign against King, beginning with J. Edgar Hoover’s fear that the Civil Rights leader was tied to communism. That fear evolved into an obsession that led agents to plant microphones in his hotel rooms and monitor every private moment. Through recently unearthed documents, we examine historian David Garrow’s discovery of shocking FBI memos describing King’s sexual behavior and the alleged assault he reportedly witnessed.
We also revisit the notorious anonymous letter Hoover’s agents sent to King, calling him “an evil, abnormal beast” and urging him to end his life before exposure. Using insights from Sam Pollard’s documentary *MLK/FBI*, the video reveals how the Bureau’s campaign of blackmail and psychological warfare aimed to destroy King’s credibility at the height of his movement. While his legacy as a champion of justice endures, the files challenge historians to confront a more complicated truth—one where greatness and guilt coexist. As the sealed recordings approach their 2027 release date, America must decide how to reconcile its saintly image of King with the man the FBI claimed to know behind closed doors.
FBI Finds Evidence that MLK Jr. Cheated on His Wife 40 Times
