Thank you for this history lesson. I was a small child during this time and was unaware of much of this. Shameful that this wasn’t taught in my school when I was a teen.
I was ten. Immigrated with my family from Türkiye. I was stunned to see photos of Dr. King’s entourage pointing in the direction of the shooter. I didn’t understand why he was killed, but for the first in my young life I understood that America was a place of fear and hatred. Then came Bobby Jr. with the horrific photos of the chaos, the men in suits crowded around him as he gasped on the floor with his last thoughts. By the time I was 15 I was fully “woke” and protested the Vietnam War with the words of Nikki Giovanni repeating in my head and “Free Angela” lovingly embroidered on my jeans. My parents surely must have worried how bringing their 4 year-old daughter to the land of “milk and honey” would change the trajectory of her life.
Evil won that night ordered by someone who wanted control and and who was a total liar! Sound so similiar to now! Saddens me terribly! But I am not surprised! Thank you for writing about this amazing and informative story!
The head of intelligence of the FBI....the commit suicide letter....just Edgar Hoover....Bobby Kennedy authorizing the wiretaps of MLK Jr.....that letter.....sent with the tape....has always made me suspect the FBI itself......hell the Kennedys were big on assassinations......as Alan Ginsberg sang in Capitol Air...."if you're feeling confused hey the governments in there for sure"
Thank you for this history lesson. I was a small child during this time and was unaware of much of this. Shameful that this wasn’t taught in my school when I was a teen.
I was ten. Immigrated with my family from Türkiye. I was stunned to see photos of Dr. King’s entourage pointing in the direction of the shooter. I didn’t understand why he was killed, but for the first in my young life I understood that America was a place of fear and hatred. Then came Bobby Jr. with the horrific photos of the chaos, the men in suits crowded around him as he gasped on the floor with his last thoughts. By the time I was 15 I was fully “woke” and protested the Vietnam War with the words of Nikki Giovanni repeating in my head and “Free Angela” lovingly embroidered on my jeans. My parents surely must have worried how bringing their 4 year-old daughter to the land of “milk and honey” would change the trajectory of her life.
Evil won that night ordered by someone who wanted control and and who was a total liar! Sound so similiar to now! Saddens me terribly! But I am not surprised! Thank you for writing about this amazing and informative story!
Here's some great history to read. Well done.
Thank you very much for this very educational article. There is so much history that we never hear or learn about.
Thank you Tim. So much to learn and so little time.
This is horrifying, but not surprising. Why is this not common knowledge? Why has it taken so long to be made public?
The head of intelligence of the FBI....the commit suicide letter....just Edgar Hoover....Bobby Kennedy authorizing the wiretaps of MLK Jr.....that letter.....sent with the tape....has always made me suspect the FBI itself......hell the Kennedys were big on assassinations......as Alan Ginsberg sang in Capitol Air...."if you're feeling confused hey the governments in there for sure"