Episode
1765: "The FBI Surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr."
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- Interesting Things with JC
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- Sep 4, 2026
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- 411
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Interesting Things with JC #1765: "The FBI Surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr." – The FBI wiretapped Martin Luther King Jr. without a criminal charge and failed to establish that he or the SCLC was controlled by communists. The surveillance expanded into hotel microphones and private recordings, and FBI officials began using what they collected in efforts to discredit King and weaken his influence.