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2025-01-20 23:30:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4A860EAD1F7C48F1F85681AD2F6B02BBBBABE9FA9E88A03F07BAC86CDADE9EE4
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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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