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The Secrets of J. Edgar Hoover

The LRB Podcast

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The FBI's Failure to Find the Killers of Freedom Writers

The FBI failed to prevent the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, says Julian Zelizer. The bureau also turned a blind eye to abuses of local police and law enforcement, writes Zelizer. "Hoover's always interested in black leaders," he adds. 'He wants to find anything that can embarrass King'

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