civil rights
Conspiracy theories tagged "civil rights."
3 articles
Confirmed
COINTELPRO — FBI Targeting of Civil Rights Leaders
Confirmed FBI counterintelligence program that surveilled, infiltrated, and disrupted civil rights, socialist, and anti-war organizations — including harassment
1956 · United States · J. Edgar Hoover, Martin Luther King Jr., Fred Hampton
Unresolved
FBI Involvement in the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
The theory that the FBI was involved in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including COINTELPRO targeting, the 1999 civil trial verdict, and unresolved questions.
1968 · United States · Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray, J. Edgar Hoover
Unresolved
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Conspiracy
The conspiracy theory that James Earl Ray did not act alone in assassinating Martin Luther King Jr., supported by the 1999 civil trial in which a Memphis jury found that a conspiracy involving government agencies was responsible for King's death.
1968 · United States · Martin Luther King Jr., James Earl Ray, J. Edgar Hoover