The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led ...

Discover the depth of J. Edgar Hoover's vendetta against Martin Luther King Jr. For years before Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, he was subjected to a campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI ...

This documentary examines how Cold War anti-communism became intertwined with the FBI’s surveillance of the American Civil Rights Movement. Under J. Edgar Hoover, the Bureau investigated Martin Luther ...

In a 2019 article published in Standpoint Magazine, Pulitzer Prize-winning Martin Luther King Jr. biographer David Garrow detailed new information about King he discovered in FBI documents. The most ...

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)? Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January every year to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday. Who is Martin Luther King ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) — In the trailer for the documentary “MLK/FBI,” a commentator says, “he [Martin Luther King Jr.] realized how sick this country was. We were trying to reveal the truth ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Bernice King called for more transparency from the administration. Megan Varner/REUTERS Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter on Monday called for the Trump ...

Communities across the country will soon honor the life and legacy of an American civil rights icon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday. Like the civil rights movement itself, the ...

The FBI arrested 36-year-old Kevin Harpham of Addy Washington today in connection to the Spokane Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade bombing attempt. Not surprisingly, as the news footage above shows, ...