MLK’S Assassination was Likely a Conspiracy
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Half of Americans suspect there’s a conspiracy around the assassination of MLK, a lot thinking the FBI was involved. We wanted to look into that — why the FBI was interested in MLK, what they were really doing with the intel they were illegally gathering, and what this all means for the legacy of both the FBI and of MLK.

Special thanks to:
Dr. Brandon Terry, Associate Professor at Harvard
David Garrow, author of The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Lerone Martin, Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor and Associate Professor of Religious Studies

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-- VIDEO CHAPTERS --
0:00 INTRO
4:55 THE TARGET
10:46 THE HUNT FOR COMMUNISM
15:41 TAPPING KING
17:46 WHAT THEY FOUND
21:31 BLACKMAIL
23:56 THE ASSASSINATION
26:14 THE CONSPIRACY THEORY
30:50 CONCLUSION
34:25 CREDITS

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Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways.

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