Martin Luther King Jr., A Current Analysis
Martin Luther King Jr., A Current Analysis, officially released as File 104-10125-10133, is a previously classified 20-page analysis by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Martin Luther King Jr., created on March 12, 1968, only three weeks before King's assassination, which sparked several conspiracy theories. When the FBI created the document, it was classified as secret and on May 8, 1994, the document was reviewed by the FBI/JFK Task Force, where it was marked for "total denial". The document was declassified and released on November 3, 2017, by order of President of the United States Donald Trump.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Content and analysis
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The analysis by the FBI stated King's political ideologies, the civil rights movement, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was heavily influenced by the Communist Party of the United States of America.[1][6] Historian David Garrow stated the document's allegations were untrue.[1] The document also stated King was "a whole-hearted Marxist who has studied it (Marxism), believes in it and agrees with it, but because of his being a minister of religion, does not dare to espouse it publicly".[1] The document also named Stanley Levison, one of King's top advisors as one of the FBI's sources for the information presented.[3] The analysis also included investigation, which discovered King's "drinking, fornication, and homosexuality that went on at the conference", "prostitution", and "an all-night sex orgy was held with these prostitutes".[3][6][2] Newsweek stated this investigation, by order of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, was "to uncover compromising information on King and use it to publicly discredit him".[3] An analysis by CNN stated the file "makes clear the FBI’s focus on digging up dirt about a man who had become an icon".[7]
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[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Phillips, Kristine (November 4, 2017). "In the latest JFK files: The FBI's ugly analysis on Martin Luther King Jr., filled with falsehoods". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 4, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- 1 2 Harrell, Donovan (November 4, 2017). "JFK files: FBI documents allege Martin Luther King Jr. had secret lovechild, orgies". Miami Herald. McClatchy. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Sit, Ryan (January 15, 2018). "Here's What The FBI Had On Martin Luther King Jr". Newsweek. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ "Everything You Wanted to Know About the Lie-Filled FBI File on Martin Luther King Jr. Released by Trump". The Root. November 6, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ "FBI's Attempt to Smear, Discredit MLK Highlighted in Newly Released Documents". The Washington Informer. November 6, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- 1 2 3 Rebello, Lara (November 4, 2017). "JFK files reveal FBI analysis of Martin Luther King alleging 'drunken sex-orgies' and love child". International Business Times. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
- ↑ "The Historically Fraught Relations Between the FBI and Black Activists". ProQuest. Retrieved February 24, 2025.