America's Book of Secrets FBI vs. MLK (Season 4, Episode 4)
TV-14
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

America's Book of Secrets

FBI vs. MLK (Season 4, Episode 4)

TV-14

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

In 1962, J. Edgar Hoover ordered "his bureau" to investigate Martin Luther King Jr. and soon discovered that King was associated with something he considered far more dangerous than peaceful protests: Communism.

Writers

Kevin Burns (developed for television by) | Paul Sauer | Joe Lessard | Rob O'Brien

Producer

W. Scott Goldie (as Scott Goldie)

Editors

Lara Andre | David Comtois | Kelly Korzan | Casey Lee & 4 more

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Updated Jun 8, 2021

Release date

Jun 8, 2021 (United States)

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25 cast members

Name	Known for
Lance Reddick Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	John Wick (2014)
Leon Isaac Kennedy Self - Actor & Civil Rights Activist Self - Actor & Civil Rights Activist See fewer	Penitentiary III (1987)
Keith Rice Self - Historian, CSUN Self - Historian, CSUN See fewer	Artbound (2012)
Ben Kamin Self - Author, Dangerous Friendship Self - Author, Dangerous Friendship See fewer	America's Book of Secrets (2012)
David Garrow Self - Historian and Pulitzer Prize Winner (as David J. Garrow) Self - Historian and Pulitzer Prize Winner (as David J. Garrow) See fewer	George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2000)
Tim Weiner Self - Author, A History of the FBI, Pulitzer Prize Winner Self - Author, A History of the FBI, Pulitzer Prize Winner See fewer	The Siege (1998)
Richard Hack Self - Author, Puppetmaster Self - Author, Puppetmaster See fewer	Memories of Midnight (1991)
Betty Medsger Self - Author, The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI Self - Author, The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI See fewer	The Burglary
Phillip F. Nelson Self - Author, Who Really Killed Martin Luther King Jr. Self - Author, Who Really Killed Martin Luther King Jr. See fewer	America's Book of Secrets (2012)
Ted Hayes Self - Civil Rights Activist Self - Civil Rights Activist See fewer	227 (1985)
Noelle Trent Self - Director of Interpretation, National Civil Rights Museum Self - Director of Interpretation, National Civil Rights Museum See fewer	Paul dans tous ses états (2023)
Stuart Wexler Self - Author, Killing King Self - Author, Killing King See fewer	America's Book of Secrets (2012)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Self - 34th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 34th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945)
J. Edgar Hoover Self - Director of the FBI (archive footage) Self - Director of the FBI (archive footage) See fewer	The Next of Kin (1942)
Lyndon B. Johnson Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 36th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Spartamerika
Clarence B. Jones Self - Attorney, Speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr (as Clarence Jones) Self - Attorney, Speechwriter for Martin Luther King, Jr (as Clarence Jones) See fewer	'51 Dons (2014)
John F. Kennedy Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 35th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Profiles in Courage (1964)
Robert F. Kennedy Self - Attorney General of the United States (archive footage) Self - Attorney General of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	The Missiles of October (1974)
Coretta Scott King Self - Martin Luther King, Jr's Wife (archive footage) Self - Martin Luther King, Jr's Wife (archive footage) See fewer	Nationtime (1972)
Martin Luther King Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Leader (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Stanley Levison Self - Civil Rights Attorney (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Attorney (archive footage) See fewer
Rosa Parks Self - Civil Rights Icon (archive footage) Self - Civil Rights Icon (archive footage) See fewer	Touched by an Angel (1994)
James Earl Ray Self - Martin Luther King, Jr's Assassin (archive footage) Self - Martin Luther King, Jr's Assassin (archive footage) See fewer	Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1973)
William C. Sullivan Self - Director of FBI's Domestic Intelligence Operations (archive footage) (as William Sullivan) Self - Director of FBI's Domestic Intelligence Operations (archive footage) (as William Sullivan) See fewer	J. Edgar Hoover (1987)
Harry S. Truman Self - 33rd President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 33rd President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	The History of Sportfishing

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