Newly Released MLK Files Offer Little Truth Amid Decades-Long FBI Smear Campaign

More than fifty years after the tragic assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., the U.S. government has released a massive trove of documents—over 230,000 pages—purportedly shedding light on the circumstances surrounding his death. Yet seasoned historians and experts who have examined this mountain of paperwork warn that the files reveal little that is truly new. These documents, made public under the Trump administration's push for transparency, include records long locked away in federal archives and digital formats not previously available. But crucial materials—such as FBI wiretap recordings targeting King—remain sealed until at least 2027, leaving vital questions...