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.
Martin Luther King Jr.
He called him a real American hero...
the most notorious liar
J Edgar Hoover was 5' 7.5" tall.
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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Martin Luther King Jr.
He called him a real American hero...
the most notorious liar
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."
J. Edgar Hoover was the strong anti-Communist director of the FBI during the Red Scare.
J. Edgar Hoover was the strong anti-Communist director of the FBI during the Red Scare.
J Edgar Hoover was 5' 7.5" tall.
J. Edgar Hoover's nickname was "The Director".
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.
Anyone with any sense called him Mr. Hoover.
J. Edgar Hoover was born on January 1, 1895.