These actions can be viewed in the 2020 documentary, MLK/FBI and supporting documents can be found at the National Archives. The family requested an advance review of the documents but was denied.

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The US attorney in Washington, DC, arguing the public needs to know the “truth” about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., filed a motion to speed up by two years the release of FBI ...

Our conversation, conducted by phone and edited for length and clarity, is below. Why do the FBI’s MLK files exist? WOLF: Why does the FBI have files on Martin Luther King Jr? EIG: Surveillance ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The US attorney in Washington, DC, arguing the public needs to know the ...