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Despicable Letter Sent Anonymously to MLK From FBI in 1964
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:02 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:02 pm
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What an Uncensored Letter to M.L.K. Reveals
By BEVERLY GAGE
NOV. 11, 2014
The note is just a single sheet gone yellow with age, typewritten and tightly spaced. It’s rife with typos and misspellings and sprinkled with attempts at emending them. Clearly, some effort went into perfecting the tone, that of a disappointed admirer, appalled by the discovery of “hidious [sic] abnormalities” in someone he once viewed as “a man of character.”
The word “evil” makes six appearances in the text, beginning with an accusation: “You are a colossal fraud and an evil, vicious one at that.” In the paragraphs that follow, the recipient’s alleged lovers get the worst of it. They are described as “filthy dirty evil companions” and “evil playmates,” all engaged in “dirt, filth, evil and moronic talk.” The effect is at once grotesque and hypnotic, an obsessive’s account of carnal rage and personal betrayal. “What incredible evilness,” the letter proclaims, listing off “sexual orgies,” “adulterous acts” and “immoral conduct.” Near the end, it circles back to its initial target, denouncing him as an “evil, abnormal beast.”
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Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:04 pm to NC_Tigah
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NY times article
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...Today it is almost impossible to imagine the press refusing a juicy story....
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:06 pm to NC_Tigah
Never understood why Robert Kennedy didn't apply more of his thumb to Hoover's head.
This post was edited on 11/13/14 at 3:07 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:16 pm to Holden Caulfield
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Never understood why Robert Kennedy didn't apply more of his thumb to Hoover's head.
Because Hoover probably had a file on him (and everyone else).
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:18 pm to NC_Tigah
Right, okay, so let's hear the tape.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:20 pm to NC_Tigah
hoover was one fricked up individual. May he rot in hell.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:21 pm to NC_Tigah
The FBI had survellience of King having a threesome with two white women.
That is what this letter is about.
That is what this letter is about.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:22 pm to REG861
Yes. shite like this makes everybody cynical. For example, my thread and comment yesterday about the thing in Turkey with the sailors being staged.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:22 pm to CherryGarciaMan
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The FBI had survellience of King having a threesome with two white women. That is what this letter is about.
Wonder if the chicks were govt agents too. or just hookers.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:24 pm to baybeefeetz
After leaving office, Obama will be elevated to King's status. Get read to hear about him for the rest of your life.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:27 pm to baybeefeetz
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Wonder if the chicks were govt agents too. or just hookers.
Coulda been fans....
MLK was also a drunk. Not that I am taking away anything from the man. I'd like to believe he'd be pretty pissed at the state of affairs within the African-American community.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:29 pm to CherryGarciaMan
Well how do we feel about this? I mean i think we all are disgusted that the FBI would do this, but in terms of morality, does a guy like King (adulterer) deserve to be consider a moral leader?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:32 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
Why did JFK and LBJ give Hoover so much power???
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:33 pm to I B Freeman
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Why did JFK and LBJ give Hoover so much power???
IDK, IMO
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:33 pm to weagle99
quote:Well it's good to see you doing your part in this thread.
After leaving office, Obama will be elevated to King's status. Get read to hear about him for the rest of your life.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:37 pm to baybeefeetz
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does a guy like King (adulterer) deserve to be consider a moral leader?
Absolutely.
None are perfect.
Look at T Jefferson and B Franklin. Those guys were drunks and womanizers. Doesn't take away from the work they did.
Same thing with JFK.
All I'm saying is that history has been kind to King, and to speak about these "transgressions" is taboo.
And, Hoover may be the worst political figure in US history with the exception of W Wilson. Those guys did our nation no favors.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 3:37 pm to BlackHelicopterPilot
MLK's status with Americans will not change for decades.
Historians of the future may dispassionately rewrite his story but it damn sure will not be any time soon.
MLK day. C'mon. Who wants to admit they screwed that up
Historians of the future may dispassionately rewrite his story but it damn sure will not be any time soon.
MLK day. C'mon. Who wants to admit they screwed that up
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