‘MLK/FBI’ probes when bureau bugged Martin Luther King Jr.
Associated PressNEW YORK — The opening images of the documentary “MLK/FBI” include footage from the 1963 march on the Washington Mall that, today, is all the more striking for the protesters’ peacefulness. The march culminated in one of the most indelible moments of the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. “MLK/FBI” is based on the 1981 book “The FBI and Martin Luther King Jr.: From ‘Solo’ to Memphis” by David Garrow, who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1986 biography of King, “Bearing the Cross.” For the filmmakers, digging into the FBI’s materials on King raised ethical questions. Absolutely not.’ In some ways, you could even say we were a little bit complicit.” On one hand, “MLK/FBI” enhances the legacy of King. Their release will surely offset a new round of research into King and the FBI’s heinous program — and, maybe, an update to “MLK/FBI.” “Every time I would read one of the documents that was heavily redacted I would say, ‘Damn, what does it really sound like?’” says Pollard.
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