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J. Edgar Hoover labeled Martin Luther King as a communist because he believed that King's civil rights activism and association with individuals who were members of the Communist Party indicated that King was sympathetic to communist ideologies. Hoover saw King as a threat to national security and sought to discredit him through this accusation.
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Hoover saw the Civil Rights Movement as inspired by communism. In 1964, in response to King's statements that the FBI was lax on investigating racial crimes, Hoover called King "the most notorious liar in the country."
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The father of Martin Luther King, Jr. was Martin Luther King, Sr.
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Martin Luther King Jr was not named after Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr was named after his father, Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King was named after Martin Luther.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was threatened, hit, kicked, stabbed, arrested, and jailed, but one insident stands out from the rest. In 1964, King alledgedly received a letter from the FBI. Though annonymous, it is suspected that it may have been from J. Edgar Hoover himself. The letter was accusatory and threatening. To read more about it, visit the Related Link.
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