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MLK/FBI
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Performers
Interviewees: James Comey, David J. Garrow, Clarence B. Jones, Beverly Gage.
Publication Information
[Silver Spring, MD] : RLJ Entertainment, Inc.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (106 minutes) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
MLK/FBI is the first film to uncover the extent of the FBI's surveillance and harassment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Based on newly discovered and declassified files, utilizing a trove of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and unsealed by the National Archives, as well as revelatory restored footage, the documentary explores the government's history of targeting Black activists and the contested meaning behind some of our most cherished ideals. Featuring interviews with key cultural figures, including former FBI director James Comey and directed by Sam Pollard, MLK/FBI tells this astonishing and tragic story with searing relevance to our current moment.
Notes
Based upon the book "The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr.: from 'Solo' to Memphis" by David J. Garrow.
Originally produced as a documentary in 2020.
Subjects
- Undercover operations > United States > History > 20th century.
- Intelligence service > United States > History > 20th century.
- African American civil rights workers > Biography.
- Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century.
- African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century.
- United States > Race relations > History > 20th century.
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation > History.
- United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation > Corrupt practices > History.
- Cointelpro.
- King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.
- Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972.