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![writesaket Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::369361358.png) Saket Suman [@writesaket](/creator/twitter/writesaket) on x 2151 followers
Created: 2025-07-21 20:57:16 UTC

Internal memos show the FBI feared King’s funeral could “crystallize anti-govt sentiment.”
Instead of only finding the killer, they tracked Black leaders, students, Vietnam vets — anyone speaking out. King’s death was treated as a national security threat.
#COINTELPRO #MLK


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