💨 Abstract

Long-sealed FBI files on Martin Luther King Jr. were published by the Trump administration. Over 240,000 pages, previously undigitized, reveal internal memos about King's 1968 assassination and surveillance tactics by J. Edgar Hoover, including wiretaps and electronic monitoring. Historians note the documents provide procedural insights but no major revelations. The King family is divided; some support transparency, while others fear misinterpretation and legacy attacks.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff