Martin Luther King, Jr., FBI file, 1958-1977 (inclusive), [microform].

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Martin Luther King, Jr., FBI file, 1958-1977 (inclusive), [microform].

The records comprise the FBI file on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., including field reports, bureau reports, and clippings. Also included are transcripts and summaries of telephone conversations between King and Stanley D. Levison, a New York lawyer and businessman with whom the civil rights leader spoke on an almost daily basis.

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Yale University Library

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United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968

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Martin Luther King, Jr. (b. January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia –d. April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. King helped to organize the 1963 March on Washington, where he delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, King received the Nobel Peace Prize and in 1965, he helped to organize the Selma to M...

Levison, Stanley D., 1912-1979

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