Sure raises a lot of questions, one of which is whether MLK was aware of the wiretapping. There is so much misinformation surrounding the man, with two sides mucking it up. I am open to an even-handed biography on MLK if such a thing exists.
” I am open to an even-handed biography on MLK if such a thing exists.”
Excellent post.
I read very widely—and I have never found such a book.
Today it would be banned by Amazon.
The FBI wiretap of MLK was primarily caused because one of his top aides was an avowed member of the Communist Party—and J. Edgar Hoover was convinced (rightly or wrongly—hard to tell) that the Russians were seeking to gain control of MLK as an “agent of influence”.
Ironically this is the same “logic” the FBI uses to infiltrate and wiretap Trump supporters today.
COINTELPRO has a new (top secret) name these days—but the tactics remain the same.
If anyone is unfamiliar with it they will be stunned by the details.
Then we get to the MLK assassination—at this point members of the MLK family are convinced the FBI did the deed and that James Earl Ray was a patsy.
This is a fascinating period of American history—and most establishment historians are pushing agendas that have nothing to do with fact-finding.
If you want facts you are on your own.