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Under Surveillance

Marked Man
APT

An in-depth look at the years leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, during which he endured an aggressive campaign of surveillance and intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI.

10pm MARKED MAN: MARTIN LUTHER KING AND THE FBI - Documentary
Martin Luther King Jr. helps drive change in the United States in the face of bitter opposition, including resistance within the U.S. government.

Marked Man: Martin Luther King Jr and the FBI

For years before Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, he was subjected to a campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI. Hoover believed King was a puppet of the Communists, intent on destroying America, and he was determined to neutralize the threat. This program reveals the depth of Hoover's vendetta against King and examines how and why he targeted the civil rights leader.

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