The FBI’s War on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

About this episode

Jonathan Eig discusses his biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and reveals new insights from FBI documents.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. needs no introduction. The man changed the course of American history, and paid the ultimate price for his work. But in Jonathan Eig’s biography, King: A Life, we learn more about his personal life and struggle to overcome his own doubts about the Civil Rights movement. Eig joins Khalil and Ben to discuss his book and the new stories he uncovered from FBI documents about the life of Dr. King. Additional links: King, A Life by Jonathan Eig See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Khalil, Ben

Guest: Jonathan Eig

Topics covered

• Civil Rights Movement
• Biography
• FBI
• American History
• Personal Struggles

Keywords

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• Jonathan Eig
• FBI
• Civil Rights
• King: A Life

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FBI

Books & works: King: A Life

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