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FBI @FBI
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This #MLKDay, the #FBI honors one of the most prominent leaders of the Civil Rights movement and reaffirms its commitment to Dr. King’s legacy of fairness and equal justice for all.
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The FBI engaged in surveillance of King, attempted to discredit him, and used manipulation tactics to influence him to stop organizing. King’s family believe the FBI was responsible for his death.
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10:01 AM · Jan 15, 2024 //
The FBI not only surveilled MLK, they tried to get him to commit suicide with things like this disgusting letter. They told him he had "34 days" left and that there was "only one way out for you."
Libertarian Party @LPNational
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You dropped something.
It's your 1964 letter that tried to convince King to commit suicide.
https://twitter.com/LPNational/status/1746911441918087483/photo/1
It was 34 days before he was due to accept the Nobel Peace Prize that he'd won. They wanted him "done" before then.
MAZE @mazemoore
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The FBI had the nerve to “honor” MLK today.
The FBI spied on MLK and sent him letters encouraging him to kill himself.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1747013821074444673 [video of Church Committee hearings]
4:52 PM · Jan 15, 2024 //
Jim Geraghty @jimgeraghty
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Maybe they should have tried, "You can check the historical records. Nobody listened to Dr. Martin Luther King more than the FBI."
