Reading this Bloomberg report on how MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech moved many in a positive way, it also caused the FBI to unleash one of its biggest surveillance operations in history. What's noted in the article, is a quote from William Sullivan, head of the FBI’s domestic intelligence division. It's intriguing hearing their thoughts on an intelligent, educated Black man & his influence on the masses and how they felt it was a threat to the nation & national security.
“Personally, I believe in the light of King’s powerful, demagogic speech” that “he stands head and shoulders over all other Negro leaders put together when it comes to influencing great masses,” Sullivan said. “We must mark him now, if we have not done so before, as the most dangerous Negro of the future in this Nation from the standpoint of communism, the Negro and national security.”
So even with MLK, who stood for nonviolence, equality, & freedom for all, was a dangerous man to them. Makes it even more the reason for them to kill him along with possibly being involved indirectly with Malcolm's death as well.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...ed-world-led-to-fbi-surveillance-program.html
King Address That Stirred World Led to FBI Surveillance
“Personally, I believe in the light of King’s powerful, demagogic speech” that “he stands head and shoulders over all other Negro leaders put together when it comes to influencing great masses,” Sullivan said. “We must mark him now, if we have not done so before, as the most dangerous Negro of the future in this Nation from the standpoint of communism, the Negro and national security.”
So even with MLK, who stood for nonviolence, equality, & freedom for all, was a dangerous man to them. Makes it even more the reason for them to kill him along with possibly being involved indirectly with Malcolm's death as well.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...ed-world-led-to-fbi-surveillance-program.html
King Address That Stirred World Led to FBI Surveillance
