Newly released government documents show that FBI agents spied on Coretta Scott King for several years after her husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was assassinated in 1968. Memos show the FBI was concerned that she might attempt to “tie the anti-Vietnam movement to the civil rights movement.” There is also evidence that the Nixon administration and then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger were kept informed of the FBI’s nearly constant surveillance of Coretta Scott King.
FBI Spied on Coretta Scott King for Years After MLK’s Death
HeadlineAug 31, 2007