By Any Means Necessary: The FBI vs. Civil Rights
By Any Means Necessary: The FBI vs. Civil Rights This new documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the agencyâs dirty war against the âBlack Messiah.â The Federal Bureau of Investigation and its director for nearly half a century, J. Edgar Hoover, had a carefully groomed image, cultivated by fawning pop culture and news reporting. The agency and its employees were seen as crime fighters busting the mob and Cold Warriors investigating âcommies.â But MLK/FBI, a new documentary by director Sam Pollard, exposes the sinister role that Hoover and his G-Men played as ...