Why People Think the FBI Killed MLK

MLK’S Assassination was Likely a Conspiracy Use code JOHNNYHARRIS at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual Incogni plan: https://incogni.com/johnnyharris Join Newpress, our community-driven hub for creator journalism: https://newpress.com/go Half of Americans suspect there’s a conspiracy around the assassination of MLK, a lot thinking the FBI was involved. We wanted to look into that — why the FBI was interested in MLK, what they were really doing with the intel they were illegally gathering, and what this all means for the legacy of both the FBI and of MLK. Special thanks to: Dr. Brandon Terry, Associate Professor at Harvard David Garrow, author of The FBI and Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. Lerone Martin, Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor and Associate Professor of Religious Studies Check out all my sources for this video here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1imPsoOc4cvwVYKY2TMVlu104ivsUr_EM6pPv4xGJ1oA/edit?usp=sharing Check out my new channel with Sam Ellis - Search Party: https://youtube.com/@SearchParty Do you have an insider tip or unique information on a story? Do you have a suggestion for a story you want us to cover? Submit to the Tip Line: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpNs1ykIwd7KNkwntN897X_SX9hJ8WiTH_erlLU_bQp2GGLg/viewform?usp=sharing I made a poster about maps - check it out: https://store.dftba.com/products/all-maps-are-wrong-poster The music for this video, created by our in house composer Tom Fox, is available on our music channel, The Music Room! Follow the link to hear this soundtrack and many more: https://youtu.be/DSAF0DcJq8o Watch my videos ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/johnnyharris -- VIDEO CHAPTERS -- 0:00 INTRO 4:55 THE TARGET 10:46 THE HUNT FOR COMMUNISM 15:41 TAPPING KING 17:46 WHAT THEY FOUND 21:31 BLACKMAIL 23:56 THE ASSASSINATION 26:14 THE CONSPIRACY THEORY 30:50 CONCLUSION 34:25 CREDITS About: Johnny Harris is an Emmy-winning independent journalist and contributor to the New York Times. Based in Washington, DC, Harris reports on interesting trends and stories domestically and around the globe, publishing to his audience of over 3.5 million on Youtube. Harris produced and hosted the twice Emmy-nominated series Borders for Vox Media. His visual style blends motion graphics with cinematic videography to create content that explains complex issues in relatable ways. - press - NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/democrats-blue-states-legislation.html NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007358968/covid-pandemic-us-response.html Vox Borders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLrFyjGZ9NU NPR Planet Money: https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1072164745 - where to find me - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnny.harris/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@johnny.harris Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyHarrisVox Iz's (my wife’s) channel: https://www.youtube.com/iz-harris - how i make my videos - Tom Fox makes my music, work with him here: https://tfbeats.com/ I make maps using this AE Plugin: https://aescripts.com/geolayers/?aff=77 All the gear I use: https://www.izharris.com/gear-guide - my courses - Learn a language: https://brighttrip.com/course/language/ Visual storytelling: https://www.brighttrip.com/courses/visual-storytelling