1. A few thoughts on J. Edgar Hoover and the deep institutional roots of American racism.
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2. We can now read letter sent by a Hoover henchmen to Martin Luther King threatening to reveal MLK's sex life: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/read-fbi-letter-threatening-mlk?utm_content=bufferbe8fb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer …
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3. King interpreted the veiled threat in letter as saying he should kill himself or the information about his sex life will be made public
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4. The full context of remarkable FBI letter can be found here: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/magazine/what-an-uncensored-letter-to-mlk-reveals.html?_r=2&referrer= … (Very much worth reading).
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5. Let's step back and think about J. Edgar Hoover's role as one of the pillars of American state racism.
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@marksholdice I'm getting to that!
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