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History tells us that J. Edgar Hoover ran the FBI from 1924 to 1972. James Earl Jones, in a short voiceover near the start of “MLK/FBI,” tells us, “From 1955 to 1968, Martin Luther King led a peaceful 20th-century American revolution.”In this documentary that looks at the achievements and interactions of both men, mostly during the 1960s, it’s suggested that Hoover was attempting to protect the American way of life, and it’s stated that King’s

History tells us that J. Edgar Hoover ran the FBI from 1924 to 1972. James Earl Jones, in a short voiceover near the...

The Martha's Vineyard Times The documentary ‘MLK/FBI’ examines the Black leader In time for Martin Luther King Jr. Day comes the compelling documentary “MLK/FBI,” screening at the M.V. Film Center. With support from the book “The FBI and Martin Luther King Jr.: From ‘Solo’ to Memphis,” by David Garrow, Emmy-awardwinning Sam Pollard directs. He takes a close look at the way the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover conducted surveillance on King and harassed him. Using archival footage, clips from film and TV, still photography, documents, and interviews...

Mick LaSalle January 10, 2021Updated: January 14, 2021, 12:10 pm “MLK/FBI,” directed by Sam Pollard, exposes FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover’s attempts to discredit and humiliate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. through rampant surveillance and wiretapping. Photo: IFC Films It is hard to wrap our minds around it now, but in the early 1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. was regarded as a controversial figure, and J. Edgar Hoover was considered an American hero. More than half a century later, Hoover, the first director of the FBI, is the symbol of government overreach, whose abuse of ...

By Any Means Necessary: The FBI vs. Civil Rights This new documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at the agency’s dirty war against the ‘Black Messiah.’ 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 “commies.” But MLK/FBI, a new documentary by director Sam Pollard, exposes the sinister role that Hoover and his G-Men played as ...