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2025-01-20 22:29:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 426F3FE0A58FBE8B1E71E02190B4019D8BFE90086225D7FD2B0E55A219CF4356
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The FBI engaged in constant surveillance of King, and attempted to discredit/blackmail him to influence him to stop organizing. King's family believe the FBI was responsible for his death. https://www.npr.org/2021/01/18/956741992/documentary-exposes-how-the-fbi-tried-to-destroy-mlk-with-wiretaps-blackmail https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93King_letter https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/03/30/who-killed-martin-luther-king-jr-his-family-believes-james-earl-ray-was-framed/
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