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Trump Administration Publishes 230,000 Pages of MLK Assassination Files

A court order advanced declassification by two years, laying bare Hoover-era surveillance tactics against Martin Luther King Jr.

El Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. durante una marcha por los derechos civiles en Memphis, Tennessee, el 28 de marzo de 1968
La familia King destacó que estos archivos deben leerse, siempre y cuando se tenga en cuenta que el gobierno estadounidense persiguió judicialmente y hostigó al activista hasta su asesinato
El reverendo fue asesinado en 1968 tras liderar una lucha pacífica contra el racismo en Estados Unidos
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Overview

  • On July 21, 2025, the Justice Department secured a court order to lift a secrecy veto, enabling the publication of more than 230,000 pages originally slated for 2027 release.
  • The newly released files encompass FBI investigation records, notes on the international search for James Earl Ray and the testimony of one of his prison cellmates.
  • The documents reveal J. Edgar Hoover–led surveillance and disinformation efforts designed to discredit King and undermine the broader civil rights movement.
  • Martin Luther King Jr.’s children and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference urged empathetic and restrained handling of the records to protect his legacy.
  • The release follows President Trump’s January executive order to declassify 1960s assassination records of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., coming after RFK files were unveiled in April.