Why People Think the FBI Killed MLK

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

КОМЕНТАРІ • 4,6 тис.

  • @bernardobila4336
    @bernardobila4336 4 місяці тому +312

    He was only 39? Man, MLK achieved so much in such a short period of time. It's very impressive.

    • @unsealedglint7808
      @unsealedglint7808 4 місяці тому +9

      i don´t if it's true, but i've heard somewhere that he had the heart of 60 year old person because of all the stress he trough

    • @kevingomez-johnson140
      @kevingomez-johnson140 10 днів тому +1

      I also say the same thing about Fred Hamptons run on the Black Panthers! He was only 21 years old when the Chicago PD decided to end his life IN HIS SLEEP WITH HIS PREGNANT WIFE, With gun fire lasting for abruptly 12 minutes straight before ending his life. The amount of power he had within that organization is impactful to say the least, and Aspire to be like him every day.

    • @bbet4363
      @bbet4363 5 днів тому

      ​@unsealedglint7808 excuses he died in that hospital because they killed him in that hospital

  • @justjakereviews101
    @justjakereviews101 8 місяців тому +11764

    Even the FBI thinks they did it.

    • @jothamphuti9880
      @jothamphuti9880 8 місяців тому +74

      Lol wow! 😂

    • @Zrillamarion
      @Zrillamarion 8 місяців тому +29

      😂😂 ikr #johnnyx100 type vibes

    • @christophermanley3602
      @christophermanley3602 8 місяців тому +16

      ☝🏻

    • @spawel1
      @spawel1 8 місяців тому +109

      they admitted as much in court

    • @farfiman
      @farfiman 8 місяців тому

      Just like today- the FBI was a democratic arm and at the time most politicians that were pro segregation were...Democrats.

  • @RLShan3
    @RLShan3 8 місяців тому +6031

    Would really like more videos about Hoover. He's probably the closest thing to a tyrant the USA has ever had and we're never taught about the way he tried to ruin the lives of his perceived enemies against the best interest of Americans. Man probably deserves his own video.

    • @john2g1
      @john2g1 8 місяців тому +258

      Well no, there was Andrew Jackson, but yes we do need a video.
      There's also a really strong academic argument to be made about Woodrow Wilson too.

    • @dufflitplaysgames
      @dufflitplaysgames 8 місяців тому

      Andrew Jackson was a cannibal!

    • @Baloybeach
      @Baloybeach 8 місяців тому +202

      the closest thing to a tyrant the USA has ever had, until Trump came along.

    • @FinalB055
      @FinalB055 8 місяців тому +300

      @@john2g1Henry Kissinger might have something to say about that.

    • @ShankarSivarajan
      @ShankarSivarajan 8 місяців тому +33

      Who was Franklin Roosevelt?

  • @NicolasTRANG
    @NicolasTRANG 5 місяців тому +354

    In France, there was a radio program in the 2000s, way before podcast existed called "Rendez-vous avec X" (meeting with X). X was a retired French intelligence officer whose identity was never disclosed. They talked about many historical figures, the underground world of spies, the secrets of States. I remember them discussing MLK and Edgar Hoover. Hoover was a terrifying man. He had so many ways to blackmail people, no president and no attorney generals dared to go against him. Hoover's racism was a fact and his hatred towards MLK was also discussed in this radio program. When MLK stood against the Vietnam war, he posed himself against president Johnson which was considered as the last act of treason by Hoover, which made it a perfect reason for a conspiracy. But there was one interesting take from X that adds context to this assassination: KGB was interested in tearing American society apart. KGB had spies in MLK entourage. They had spread misinformation to tear apart the black community (Malcom X called MLK Uncle Tom). And of course working to discredit MLK within the white community was also part of their plan. Using right extremists to kill MLK and blaming the FBI would be a perfect work for the KGB. Of course that was his pure speculation, no proof.

    • @MayPeaceBeUponAll
      @MayPeaceBeUponAll 2 місяці тому +8

      I used to listen to that program on “France Inter “. Very informative indeed.

    • @americancommunist6076
      @americancommunist6076 21 день тому

      the idea that the KGB was behind MLK is pure nonsense

    • @KesiaR666
      @KesiaR666 12 днів тому

      Malcolm X never called MLK an Uncle Tom that's misinformation what he said was "MLK thinks praying and holding hands with white supremacy will benefit the negro" in the end MLK started to believe he was sending people into a burning building.

    • @KesiaR666
      @KesiaR666 12 днів тому

      Malcolm X never called MLK that what he said was "MLK is leading the ngro people into a burning building" and towards the end of his life MLK started to believe this.
      I suggest you look up Vernon Jones and the deacons of defense they were outspoken Christians who were not afraid to stand up against racism.

    • @jonnylawless6797
      @jonnylawless6797 9 днів тому +1

      I guarantee that dude was the director of DGSE he knew a lot

  • @betterchapter
    @betterchapter 8 місяців тому +6280

    The FBI and CIA: "We investigated ourselves and found no wrongdoing"

    • @theskyworrier
      @theskyworrier 8 місяців тому

      And anyone who has legitimate questions or logical doubts about our deeply flawed and suspicious conclusion is clearly an insane and delusional conspiracy theorist that should not be listened too since they are crazy and make up ridiculous lies. You should only listen and trust us because we are the Federal government and we would never lie to our citizens! Never! We love our citizens and are here to help them...

    • @LilJonBigNuts
      @LilJonBigNuts 8 місяців тому +17

      Independent contractor audits.

    • @ambitiously_
      @ambitiously_ 8 місяців тому +78

      @@LilJonBigNuts you’re hilarious if you think the independent contractors aren’t paid off too.

    • @pinefilms3141
      @pinefilms3141 8 місяців тому

      wait until you find out why the the World Trade Centers (North, South and WTC 7) were controlled demolitioned on 9/11/2001...

    • @IHLWonk
      @IHLWonk 8 місяців тому +28

      More so all historians say the Gov was not involved, and all independent investigations conducted say the same thing.
      Cope and dilate.

  • @haadialhassan1473
    @haadialhassan1473 8 місяців тому +7415

    They obviously did it.

    • @yassenmubarak3640
      @yassenmubarak3640 8 місяців тому +142

      We know you didn’t watch the vid yet

    • @elinmusky
      @elinmusky 8 місяців тому +33

      ong fr fr

    • @paleoph6168
      @paleoph6168 8 місяців тому +139

      "They obviously did, and I'm not going to elaborate why."

    • @BigFoe
      @BigFoe 8 місяців тому +77

      Bro formed his opinion a minute after the video was released.

    • @avacadomangobanana2588
      @avacadomangobanana2588 8 місяців тому +242

      @@yassenmubarak3640the FBI literally sent a letter telling him to Kermit silly slide.

  • @maggieowens5457
    @maggieowens5457 8 місяців тому +3056

    His last speech has always given me chills. Its almost like he knew someone wanted to take him out and soon. Of course he knew his life was in danger, but the way he speaks in that speech sounds like he knew he wouldn't live past the week.
    EDIT: Clearly he knew his life was in danger. What I am saying is that his speech sounds like he knew he would be shot within the next day or two. Obviously he didn't, no one knows that they'll be dead within the day. I am just saying its creepy with hindsight. FFS some of ya'll are so mad about my opinions....

    • @justmyopinion9883
      @justmyopinion9883 8 місяців тому +233

      That is exactly what my Mom said. He knew he didn’t have long to live when he made the “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop “ speech.
      The tragic thing is that we are currently going back to those dark days of division and hate. 😢

    • @Hekamiah112
      @Hekamiah112 8 місяців тому +32

      It's almost like he knew... Really? No way hose... Do you think that every politician who has ever risen through ranks has never had enemies trying to take them down? He knew from the moment he was gaining traction that there will be people coming after him. He knew it from the very beginning.

    • @RaloDior
      @RaloDior 8 місяців тому +3

      He’s nstant was talking 🙏🏾🕊

    • @Wu-Dumpin
      @Wu-Dumpin 8 місяців тому +93

      ⁠@@Hekamiah112lol what’s the point of your comment? Your hating In the comment section on video of a man that was trying to stop hate it’s ironic

    • @cosmickitteh
      @cosmickitteh 8 місяців тому +33

      Did you not watch the video? Thats because he *DID* know.
      He literally received a letter that gave him just 34 *DAYS* exactly.

  • @brucemardon354
    @brucemardon354 5 місяців тому +63

    Can I just say the production on this video is beautiful. You get lots of comments on your content, but the quality of how you present it is unmatched.

  • @Liqoh
    @Liqoh 8 місяців тому +1894

    It’s crazy how many similarities MLK’s assassination has with JFK’s assassination, both random criminal lone gunman, who used a sniper at long range to take out the target. Both in the 1960’s. My guess is they were chosen and either threatened in some way (threatening to hurt family loved ones etc) or told that their family would be taken care of financially if they did so. RIP MLK & JFK

    • @stuartrobertson5062
      @stuartrobertson5062 8 місяців тому

      Except JFK was killer by anywhere from 3 to 6 shooters. Lee Harvey said himself he was a patsy.

    • @powertothesheeple5422
      @powertothesheeple5422 8 місяців тому

      Also crazy how the popular conspiracy theory behind both of them is that the FBI took them out.

    • @eugenio1542
      @eugenio1542 8 місяців тому

      Americas untold stories is constantly revealing the CIA did JFK 😢

    • @Pipsqueak-
      @Pipsqueak- 8 місяців тому +240

      It’s almost like 2 different 3 letter agencies were responsible for both

    • @DopelyTV
      @DopelyTV 8 місяців тому +304

      the 60s was the assassination era that paved the way for what we are seeing today,
      JFK - November 22, 1963
      Malcom X - February 21, 1965
      Martin Luther King, Jr - April 4, 1968
      RFK - June 6, 1968
      Fred Hampton -December 4, 1969

  • @hankwells2637
    @hankwells2637 8 місяців тому +2399

    People will see this and say "omg this is crazy how could they do this" while they ignore the fact that these organizations still exist and are bigger than ever. These people are also pro big government and think their favorite politician isn't corrupt.

    • @HunnidTheTrapper02
      @HunnidTheTrapper02 8 місяців тому +112

      So... the typical American?

    • @ryanmckane3981
      @ryanmckane3981 8 місяців тому +129

      You took the words right out of my mouth, it’s insane to me that people think these organizations have somehow grown a conscious in the last 60+ years rather than more clever and deceptive in their tactics

    • @benjaminfranklin4760
      @benjaminfranklin4760 8 місяців тому +7

      Exactly!!!!!!!!!

    • @DragonTheButcher
      @DragonTheButcher 8 місяців тому

      It’s crazy how RFK is likely not goi my to win despite being antiestablishment and wanting to release classified CIA and FBI files. You say something like that they call you crazy yet it’s all the evidence in the world to show how corrupt and monstrous government organizations are

    • @naturaliscontentus5914
      @naturaliscontentus5914 8 місяців тому

      They may have turned into organizations infiltrated by America's enemies, including the CIA. Check out the book: DESTROYING AMERICA: The CIA’s Quest to Control the Government Paperback - by Anthony Frank

  • @jacob-210-9
    @jacob-210-9 8 місяців тому +880

    “I have seen the promise land. I may not get there with you” that’s a real tear jerker given what happens just a few hours later

    • @thatguywhois
      @thatguywhois 8 місяців тому +42

      it really does parallels with the story of Moses which he quoted

    • @BakStreet_Mreen
      @BakStreet_Mreen 8 місяців тому +35

      Looking & listening at that speech. I think he felt death near 😢 It was in the eyes.

    • @mikelomez9313
      @mikelomez9313 20 днів тому +5

      I believe God showed him his fate. I can't listen to that speech and think anything else. Simply unbelievable

    • @darlahays2471
      @darlahays2471 11 днів тому

      I find it hilarious 😂

    • @darlahays2471
      @darlahays2471 11 днів тому

      ​@@thatguywhoiswas Moses also an adulterer? I missed that part in the Bible

  • @CashCowCellular
    @CashCowCellular 8 місяців тому +243

    Nothing has change to this day. FBI/CIA/JUDGES/SUPREME COURT/ and add anyone else you want to put in this list.

    • @barbaraschwimmer1338
      @barbaraschwimmer1338 7 місяців тому +8

      How about OBuma

    • @marquezsmith8889
      @marquezsmith8889 6 місяців тому +7

      They're slowly releasing AI.. so when these records are declassified, we won't be to determine what's real or fake

    • @lucasbrown2656
      @lucasbrown2656 5 місяців тому +5

      @@marquezsmith8889Jesus Christ bro, you realize photoshop has been a thing for years right? Hell document tampering has been a thing since the Roman’s. They don’t need AI lol. You’re nuts

    • @matthewford3778
      @matthewford3778 5 місяців тому

      @@barbaraschwimmer1338Trump is corrupt

    • @nathanielrichards3494
      @nathanielrichards3494 4 місяці тому +2

      Facts!! It’s sad🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @ramonangulo6360
    @ramonangulo6360 8 місяців тому +2020

    you forgot to mention that mlk on his letter written from birmingham jail he expressed a grave disappointment toward the white moderate.
    I quote:
    "I must confess that over the last few years
    I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great
    stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councillor or the Ku Klux Klanner but the white moderate
    who is more devoted to order than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace
    which is the presence of justice; who constantly says, "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods
    of direct action"; who paternalistically feels that he can set the timetable for another man's freedom"

    • @hello-ns3wt
      @hello-ns3wt 8 місяців тому +417

      of course johnny would forget. he IS the white moderate.

    • @TheAverageBearz
      @TheAverageBearz 8 місяців тому +204

      Exactly, he removed the context from one of his most important writings.

    • @senoraraton
      @senoraraton 8 місяців тому +221

      This is at the crux of the entire letter. The revisionist, and ahistorical take presented in this video is not only wrong, its disingenious.

    • @dustinjoeypace
      @dustinjoeypace 8 місяців тому +113

      Kind of shocking that he left that bit out honestly. It’s one of the most important parts of that letter.

    • @andreabrown4541
      @andreabrown4541 8 місяців тому

      Well if we are all being painfully honest, white America in 2023 are the white clergymen to whom Dr. King addresses this letter. Perhaps you will see this in a few generations.

  • @jdubs604
    @jdubs604 8 місяців тому +2336

    Hoover was actually more powerful than the Potus. He served as the FBI director for almost 50 years. We have a huge problem with unelected bureaucrats to this day.

    • @dicksterity9560
      @dicksterity9560 8 місяців тому

      Yup. Watch his deep state video

    • @jayclark8284
      @jayclark8284 8 місяців тому +52

      The OG of the Deep State!

    • @melburnianscience7021
      @melburnianscience7021 8 місяців тому +15

      @@jayclark8284deep state alright 😏

    • @parkame1
      @parkame1 8 місяців тому

      That is the one true deep state. Rest are poor man's version ​@@jayclark8284

    • @pavelmacek282
      @pavelmacek282 7 місяців тому +14

      You have a problem with those who are elected too...

  • @balanzed5713
    @balanzed5713 8 місяців тому +301

    Dr. Kings speeches always gives me instant chills. There's never been a better public speaker since.

    • @surfingbrrrd
      @surfingbrrrd 8 місяців тому +21

      especially his anti-capitalist and anti-liberal “moderate”. He was based af as a socialist

    • @thesloable
      @thesloable 8 місяців тому +3

      The world now has Donal Trump

    • @tristenatorplaysgames6833
      @tristenatorplaysgames6833 8 місяців тому +13

      @@surfingbrrrdsocialist yes not a communist tho

    • @michaelnguyen8120
      @michaelnguyen8120 8 місяців тому +5

      The German is the goat, King is a close second. Can’t really think of anyone else in their tier

    • @Devinn504
      @Devinn504 8 місяців тому +20

      @@thesloableDonald Trump speaks gibberish all the time in everyone of his speeches. If you can’t see it your clearly aren’t paying attention.

  • @melvinworsham5360
    @melvinworsham5360 6 місяців тому +45

    Johnny, I just found your channel and am amazed by your content. I'm a child of the 60s and never realized the corrupt government we live in, yet for many years now. I'm looking forward to more of your channel.

  • @jimflask1164
    @jimflask1164 8 місяців тому +1249

    They got him to stop saying "Human rights" and started asking for "Civil Rights". Nobody wants civil rights. We want to recognized as human for starters.

    • @Batman78488
      @Batman78488 8 місяців тому +21

      Facts cuz then civil rights is added

    • @ziahmanarchive
      @ziahmanarchive 7 місяців тому +52

      and they generalized it to civil rights to group in other groups of people instead of focusing on the oppression of black people.

    • @fullmetal2455
      @fullmetal2455 7 місяців тому

      The oppression of black people at that time would and should be considered a human rights violation

    • @MusicDontMatter
      @MusicDontMatter 7 місяців тому +7

      Thiiiiis

    • @play030
      @play030 6 місяців тому +16

      That is why the Civil Rights movement failed. We are still dealing with the same problems.

  • @mrnightparrot
    @mrnightparrot 8 місяців тому +687

    Crazy the lengths the CIA and FBI go to to purge the world of happiness and hope. But at least people like Chris Wray and Will Burns get to make a fuck-load of money off geopolitical instability and collective global sorrow.

    • @avacadomangobanana2588
      @avacadomangobanana2588 8 місяців тому +2

      Chris wray 😂😂 get a life

    • @h.Freeman
      @h.Freeman 8 місяців тому +30

      One of those groups actively seeks out and hires sociopaths AND psychopaths....guess which one

    • @Xynth25
      @Xynth25 8 місяців тому

      Their job isn't justice, it's to maintain the status quo. MLK was a disruptive element who was starting to call for more inflammatory actions. Thus, it's an easy decision for them and we lose one of the most important figures of our history.
      (In case it's not clear, I'm not condoning the murder. Just explaining why they wanted to.)

    • @Spartan-sz7km
      @Spartan-sz7km 8 місяців тому +4

      Their goal is to maintain the status quo

    • @Hikaeme-od3zq
      @Hikaeme-od3zq 8 місяців тому

      They protect the few and their capital, it's no surprise, the elites have been playing this game for thousands and thousands of years, now they have super intelligence and drones though, so there's that, I guess.

  • @bashmash8605
    @bashmash8605 8 місяців тому +936

    I am a proud Slav from Croatia, but when I hear Mr. King speak it moves my soul. The people who did this need to be brought to justice.

    • @danielhren8783
      @danielhren8783 8 місяців тому +21

      Pozdrav brate 👋

    • @AviaryAviles159
      @AviaryAviles159 8 місяців тому

      Hahahaah the government does what it wants like in your country, they will never get convicted believe that…

    • @bashmash8605
      @bashmash8605 8 місяців тому +21

      @@danielhren8783 Pozdrav brate! Pozdravljam te.

    • @kilmer009
      @kilmer009 7 місяців тому +31

      Dude.... it was in the early 60's. Pretty much all of them are dead.

    • @just_matt3937
      @just_matt3937 7 місяців тому +22

      It's not so much people as much as a system that needs to be brought to justice. Only bringing individuals to justice does not address the root cause, so the cycle will only repeat.

  • @tylershannon6593
    @tylershannon6593 6 місяців тому +52

    I listen to a lot of history documentaries like this on UA-cam, and I gotta say man, yours is of the highest quality of them all

    • @MrISkater
      @MrISkater 2 місяці тому +2

      He's a major lib lol

    • @senorhace4746
      @senorhace4746 2 місяці тому +1

      @tylershannon6593 🤡🫵

    • @tylershannon6593
      @tylershannon6593 2 місяці тому

      @@MrISkater as long as he keeps his major lib bullshit out of the videos 😂

  • @Benzo18769
    @Benzo18769 8 місяців тому +660

    It's crazy when they declassify a document but black out certain parts so you'll never know what was really going on

    • @kuritheking
      @kuritheking 8 місяців тому +98

      So then it doesn’t count it’s not really declassified

    • @ailo4x4
      @ailo4x4 8 місяців тому +229

      It's more complicated than that. Retired naval intelligence analyst here. When you declassify documents you still have to protect 'sources and methods'. Meaning that you can release the main information. That is the important part. But you still may not be able to release it in it's entirety because some of the sources (which may be human beings still alive) and technical methods (which may themselves be extremely classified) would be put at risk when those two things do not materially change the core information being released. Does that make sense? And in the fullness of time, even those things will be released when they are no longer at risk.

    • @abdu_jilani
      @abdu_jilani 8 місяців тому +11

      ⁠@@ailo4x4Woah ! Yeah that makes sense.. wow, could you tell how you became an intelligence analyst

    • @ailo4x4
      @ailo4x4 8 місяців тому +71

      @@abdu_jilani Sure! First thing is a studied everything about everything I could. As Einstein famously said, "I am not particularly smart, just endlessly curious." The most important class I ever took, EVER, was a course on Critical Thinking and Logic. It will change the way you approach any analytical problem from peace in the Middle East to which car to buy. Oh, and then I joined the Navy as an analyst after taking the tests and qualifying. ;-)

    • @Mustacheman17
      @Mustacheman17 8 місяців тому +25

      @@ailo4x4a 1st grader would be able to understand that by the way you worded it, props to you!

  • @Ludawig
    @Ludawig 8 місяців тому +568

    I imagine by 2027, AI-generated voices will be so good that the public will struggle with whether or not the audio from the declassified recordings are real

    • @hi12235
      @hi12235 8 місяців тому +18

      I think once the tapes come out there should be an MLK movie, has to be made good tho by a World G class director who wants to show everything

    • @BakStreet_Mreen
      @BakStreet_Mreen 8 місяців тому +3

      Facts

    • @arthurmorgan2474
      @arthurmorgan2474 8 місяців тому +3

      im curious why it is only going to be released in the year 2027?

    • @abysssun4979
      @abysssun4979 8 місяців тому +30

      @@arthurmorgan2474that’s what the court ruled when the surveillance was exposed in the 60s.

    • @BramTheStoic
      @BramTheStoic 8 місяців тому +9

      Agreed, I feel like it’s unlikely we can trust those recordings (assuming AI has improved since then).

  • @wexqlp3863
    @wexqlp3863 8 місяців тому +597

    Just thinking they wrote that letter. Tells you how disgusting the FBI and CIA is.

    • @swaggyswiss1630
      @swaggyswiss1630 8 місяців тому +17

      Was, it’s changed quite a bit since the racist 1940-70s. Litteraly everyone that was in the fbi or cia when mlk was alive is either dead or was forced to retire bc of the max age

    • @nomms
      @nomms 8 місяців тому +85

      ​@@swaggyswiss1630Right, but they brought up and trained everyone that works there now. I guarantee the echo's of their awrfuo forebearers echo in the buildings they work in today.

    • @ailo4x4
      @ailo4x4 8 місяців тому +10

      @@nomms You would be wrong. I doubt you have all the same terrible traits as your forebearers either. As Swaggy... stated above, it has changed dramatically in the last 30 years. Faaaar more oversight now.

    • @nomms
      @nomms 8 місяців тому +49

      @@ailo4x4 I absolutely am shaped by the mistakes my parents and the institutions I've been involved with throughout my life. A huge part of growing is unlearning the garbage that was put in. This is hard on an individual level, and incredibly difficult at an institutional level.
      See: most police departments

    • @ailo4x4
      @ailo4x4 8 місяців тому +3

      @@nomms I would absolutely agree with that. However, it is actually less difficult at the national level than the local level to change. Why? Because you are under far more scrutiny. And that scrutiny is a direct consequence of the abuses from the past. Things changed in the intel word dramatically in 1981 when the Reagan administration changed who intel services could and could not collect on, and, more importantly, 'no assassinating anybody'.

  • @T-19-
    @T-19- 8 місяців тому +44

    This genre of video is the best on UA-cam, the editing, narrators and music.

    • @coffeebreak4108
      @coffeebreak4108 2 місяці тому

      I agree, this is my favourite youtube channel ❤❤

  • @IfYouSeekCaveman
    @IfYouSeekCaveman 8 місяців тому +911

    Hideo Kojima taught me that J. Edgar Hoover was a well known racist.

    • @pandorin2348
      @pandorin2348 8 місяців тому +22

      😂😂 yea i was about to comment that too

    • @TinyWolfxx
      @TinyWolfxx 8 місяців тому

      Yep. The leader of the racists. Literally.

    • @jakubwrona2040
      @jakubwrona2040 8 місяців тому +14

      What do you mean? I like metal gear series but don’t get it. Please explain.

    • @bobhanson1037
      @bobhanson1037 8 місяців тому +115

      @@jakubwrona2040 mgs1 has a bit that naomi story didnt make sense because hoover was racist and wouldn't have her dad (being japanese) as an advisor. This exposed her as a spy

    • @jakubwrona2040
      @jakubwrona2040 8 місяців тому +12

      @@bobhanson1037 thank you for clarifying!

  • @brucewilson1958
    @brucewilson1958 8 місяців тому +132

    I'm a 70 year old American white man, a Native of Iowa. In 1989 I was living in Nashville. I've been a Baha'i for 40 years. I went on bus to Memphis full of fellow Baha'is to march in the annual Martin Luther King Parade. It was a huge event, hundreds of buses and thousands of marchers. I got separated from my group and was walking around looking for them. I walked for an hour or so and suddenly heard the music of a marching band coming down an alley. I ran to the end of the alley and thrre was the parade, and hear came my group. Two Baha'is were leading the group carrying a huge banner promoting Racial Harmony. The banner holder nearest me recognized my name tag and waved to me to help carry the banner, which I did. A block later
    was a Network TV Camera. Friends across America told me later that they saw me on TV! It was an honor to march in this Parade
    remembering Dr. King. Years later I made a pilgrimage to Memphis and said prayers on the spot Dr. King was Murdered.

    • @anatorres-ym8ke
      @anatorres-ym8ke 6 місяців тому +10

      As someone who was alive during that time, looking at america today...Would you say the average person is less racist today?? or are things more subtle these days??? Would i have been able to have white friends back then?? some people claim things havent changed but i feel like your time was alot worse...Id love to hear your thoughts

    • @brucewilson1958
      @brucewilson1958 4 місяці тому

      @@dia.6213 Hi. Progress has been made! That said there are Powerful Elite who want to destroy America so they can rule the World. They control 90% of Global Media. A central strategy they use is to cause divisions between groups along many lines including Race. They present a highly exaggerated picture of Black/White Relations in America. For me Whites need to reach out to Blacks in sincere Love and Friendship and Blacks need to Forgive and Forget the past and accept that Love and Friendship and return them.

  • @intosound913
    @intosound913 8 місяців тому +214

    the really scary thing is all of those entities are still at work today, with even more technical tools and weapons.

    • @thedudeabides3138
      @thedudeabides3138 8 місяців тому +18

      And certain people have the audacity to claim Edward Snowden is a non-patriot traitor….

    • @davidhochstetler4068
      @davidhochstetler4068 8 місяців тому +10

      But don’t worry, they’re not doing anything. Because they said so!

    • @TheRealVetness
      @TheRealVetness 8 місяців тому +1

      And majority of people are still blind to it, and the ones that do now, don't take any action to expose it

    • @pinefilms3141
      @pinefilms3141 8 місяців тому

      wait until you find out why the the World Trade Centers (North, South and WTC 7) were controlled demolitioned on 9/11/2001...

    • @dom-ru5cc
      @dom-ru5cc 8 місяців тому +2

      These days I’ve begin to truly believe that our seemingly runaway-government passed the point of no return decades ago.

  • @jacobwhite1360
    @jacobwhite1360 8 місяців тому +14

    Disclosure to all - what Johnny and UA-camrs alike do not tell you about services such as incogni whom sponsor segments about taking their fans off data broker lists is that these services will indeed send out a large list of emails for you, you then have to manually respond to almost every single one of them as 90% of companies say that they do not deal with legal data protection requests through third parties and require verification from the customer themselves. There’s 2 problems with this. The first being that you are now doing the job of incogni quite literally. The second being that now you are given the choice now of parting with more personal information, or ignoring it and having achieved nothing but giving your data to another company, incogni. As well as this, you are likely going to be communicating on the same email chain as the one Incogni and companies alike initiated with their request meaning that personal data required to verify you, should you choose to send it, will also make its way to incogni who will be CC’d into the email chain. They make themselves sound a whole lot better than they are, in reality they’re pretty useless.

  • @blakemcleroy4812
    @blakemcleroy4812 8 місяців тому +100

    Anytime UA-cam gives you a disclaimer there is certainly some shit to be had.

  • @IrishTechnicalThinker
    @IrishTechnicalThinker 8 місяців тому +165

    If it wasn't for Martin Luther King there would probably be no civil rights marches in Ireland, he inspired the Irish people to form NICRA who marched on Bloody Sunday.

    • @CharlesKenwright
      @CharlesKenwright 8 місяців тому

      Looks like there going to need a new protest group in Ireland to stop another invasion of unwanted visitors from the third world unfortunately, the Irish people are second class citizens in their own country right now,love the Irish ☘️

    • @kylepickus5712
      @kylepickus5712 8 місяців тому +15

      I would say Ireland was and still is a very worldly society.. They took ideas from South Africa, Cuba, Algeria, Palestine, and many other colonized societies. Mlk played a role, and Malcolm X also played a great role as well. As MLK said, injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Ireland also had many great thinkers themselves as well, like Connelly, so to say there would be NO marches are unlikely. It’s also important to recognize the importance the violent acts that the IRA committed had in getting the Brit’s to be willing to negotiate

    • @declaringpond2276
      @declaringpond2276 8 місяців тому +9

      dont forget you guys actually fought for your rights, with blood. Something this video seems to disagree with, even tho its an ahistorical point

    • @serafinacosta7118
      @serafinacosta7118 8 місяців тому +1

      Credible. Reminds me of that movie , when the band member kid is practicing his saxophone. Upon being approached by a couple infants , he fires back, “ I am black and I am praaaawwd “.

    • @feddi7693
      @feddi7693 8 місяців тому +1

      @@kylepickus5712Marcus Garvey

  • @xClunky
    @xClunky 8 місяців тому +311

    I think a lot of people in the comments are missing the point of the video. This is about the fact that, whether or not they were actually directly behind the person who pulled the trigger or not, we have actual proof that a significant branch of the US government has been directly involved in harrassing and threatening the life of a peaceful US citizen based on the fact that they disagreed with that citizen's ideals. Whether they directly pulled the trigger or not they hold responsibility for, at the very least, not only not having done their duty of trying to stop it but actually encouraging it. That is a huge stain on our democratic system.

    • @blackfacegaming191
      @blackfacegaming191 8 місяців тому

      BRO, the cia anx fbi have NEVER changed.. theyve only gotten WORSE. now theyre coming after freedom loving patriots in the USA and theyre MARXIST COMMUNIST CONTROLLED

    • @juqual78
      @juqual78 8 місяців тому

      One still not rectified because it just happened again with BLM protestors. Google it. It's almost like not much has changed at all.

    • @shannonjefferson-vv1mx
      @shannonjefferson-vv1mx 8 місяців тому +3

      Thank you

    • @clicheguevara5282
      @clicheguevara5282 7 місяців тому

      But also.... they were _totally_ involved in his murder. ..as were the Memphis Police and US Army. ...and until we start accepting the fact that our government does things like this, they'll keep happening.
      The "people in the comments" need to wake the F up.

    • @cheweperro
      @cheweperro 7 місяців тому +1

      *Plutocracy

  • @enib8545
    @enib8545 7 місяців тому +12

    Thank you for a beautiful piece of Journalism.
    So difficult to find journalism you can trust this days.

  • @minhducbui9660
    @minhducbui9660 8 місяців тому +174

    As a Vietnamese people, MLK has my full of respect because of his righteous view about VietNam war. Thanks you MLK and God bless you !

    • @MKUltraPill
      @MKUltraPill 8 місяців тому +3

    • @marw9541
      @marw9541 6 місяців тому

      I mean tell that to Viet Kieu that wished America actually invaded the North, Vietnam could be as prosperous as Korea or even more so by now if the Viet Minh didn't have the reeducation camps

    • @MKUltraPill
      @MKUltraPill 6 місяців тому

      @@marw9541 Slavery copium

    • @marw9541
      @marw9541 6 місяців тому

      @@MKUltraPill communism is known to do that 🤷 just a shame, Vietnam could be even more prosperous given the population size and importance as a center of trade routes

    • @MKUltraPill
      @MKUltraPill 6 місяців тому +1

      @@marw9541 "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."

  • @mythics102
    @mythics102 8 місяців тому +333

    Everyone commenting about MLK's "disillusionment with the white moderate" in letters from the Birmingham jail is correct, but I also want to point out how incorrect Johnny is in saying that MLK was seen as being in the right during the Civil Rights Movement, around the 6 minute mark; Gallup polls clearly show that the general public had an unfavorable opinion of him. The last poll in his lifetime was 63% unfavorable. This video just doesn't reflect the historical reality of the situation.

    • @sidfromla213
      @sidfromla213 8 місяців тому +23

      some of those among us always try and use this to prove that "it wasn't the racists fault, king said it was the moderates and libs" which is not what he said at all. He simply voiced his dismay at "those" amongst modeates who constantly said they agreed with his ideas but couldn't back whatever methods as it says clearly. It was white moderates as a whole who helped keep the push alive for civil rights after he was gone. It wasn't all moderates because as always within such a massive group their are differing opinions but as a whole they were among his biggest supporters and he was thankful for it

    • @feelthebern3783
      @feelthebern3783 8 місяців тому

      These are the same liberals that thought slavery was normal, that didn't care if women didn't have rights, that thought segregation was normal, that didn't care for labor rights, that defend(ed) Israel/South Africa, etc. Throughout history, every disingenuous Liberal claims to love freedom, while defending its opposite.
      A Liberal's most famous weapon is to defend injustice and oppression when exists, and then immediately switch sides when a social movement succeeds. Then, because they control THE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION, they underhandedly set a false narrative: "we were in the right side of history all along".
      The biggest irony in history will be when Capitalism is finally defeated, and then Liberals will pretend like they were anti-Capitalist all along (forgetting that Liberalism literally is the ideological foundation of Capitalism). But that time is yet to come, and they need to trip over themselves 50 times in a row before "they get it"...

    • @GregWampler-xm8hv
      @GregWampler-xm8hv 8 місяців тому

      Wouldn't have anything to do with the mass Mockingbird Media manipulation now would it. Bootlicker says what? 😎

    • @mysteryman703
      @mysteryman703 8 місяців тому +48

      you completely misunderstood his point. White moderates were racist.@@sidfromla213

    • @mysteryman703
      @mysteryman703 8 місяців тому

      white moderates were policing what black people could do to fight for their freedom. White moderates condemned people like Malcom X and if MLK leaned too far into X's ideals they would check him too. I've read articles on MLK from moderate publications just because they weren't saying the hard r doesn't mean they weren't racist @@sidfromla213

  • @winniepooh187
    @winniepooh187 8 місяців тому +484

    Title 2 days ago: “How the FBI Was Involved in MLK’S Murder”
    Title today: “Why People Think the FBI Killed MLK”
    Me: Wow 😏

    • @charlech
      @charlech 8 місяців тому +36

      It’s changed back for me.

    • @TheRealVetness
      @TheRealVetness 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@charlechme too

    • @Acalarakta
      @Acalarakta 8 місяців тому +21

      18/04/2024 The Hague The Netherlands, title: ''The Truth About the FBI and MLK's Murder''. Why changing it so many times?

    • @harrietxo2310
      @harrietxo2310 8 місяців тому +34

      @@Acalaraktaa lot of creators do this including changing thumbnails for reach

    • @Acalarakta
      @Acalarakta 8 місяців тому +2

      @@harrietxo2310 ah thanks!

  • @FDB-
    @FDB- 8 місяців тому +87

    “The media didn’t expose the FBI… it was a different media environment back then”
    Oh really? 🙄 okay lol

    • @StewieJustSaidThat
      @StewieJustSaidThat 5 місяців тому

      That alone is a dead give away that the tapes were bullshit. If they were real, the media would have had no problem releasing the tapes with all the publicity and monetary gain they could have gotten from doing so. They heard the tapes, realized they were most likely the most blackface thing they have ever heard and disposed of them.

    • @BoveAllOdds
      @BoveAllOdds 3 місяці тому +2

      what are your tryna say?

    • @JJvds
      @JJvds 3 місяці тому +7

      @@BoveAllOddsthat the media is stil shit

    • @BoveAllOdds
      @BoveAllOdds 3 місяці тому +3

      @@JJvds fair enough 🤣

    • @chrisevans9688
      @chrisevans9688 Місяць тому +1

      @@FDB- Chris Evans now I can is now that back good luck on back in just me and my right this morning so I can give me and now you power love it tomorrow soon now my that is good news now is good 👍👍👍👍 do you need people would

  • @NoGodsNoMasters1885
    @NoGodsNoMasters1885 8 місяців тому +388

    “You don't get freedom peacefully. Freedom is never safeguarded peacefully. Anybody who is depriving you of freedom isn't deserving of a peaceful approach by the ones who are deprived of their freedom." - Malcolm X

    • @rustomkanishka
      @rustomkanishka 8 місяців тому +48

      As much as I am a fan of Malcolm X, Rev King had a much bigger lasting legacy precisely because he used non - violence to get there.
      That being said, Minister Malcolm was an amazing writer and speaker.

    • @MinoricioSerafim
      @MinoricioSerafim 8 місяців тому +96

      ​@@rustomkanishka Of course, the legacy of MLK is greater: that's the function of the media. What is the point of a media conglomerate defending and propagating a less peaceful method of fighting the status quo? The peaceful method is a concession from the oppressor, and it is never more than he is comfortable giving you. Sorry for my english

    • @dinahmyte3749
      @dinahmyte3749 8 місяців тому +57

      I mean, of course he did. He sanitized the movement for white comfortability AND WAS STILL KILLED FOR IT. :/ @@rustomkanishka

    • @jaquanpowell4605
      @jaquanpowell4605 8 місяців тому +19

      @@rustomkanishkafor a reason. America hates the militarized black man

    • @The_Midnight_Bear
      @The_Midnight_Bear 8 місяців тому +21

      ​​@@MinoricioSerafim Thing is, violence doesnt solve shit.
      My country was the only one in the Eastern Bloc that overthrew communism violently, but we ended up with a more chaotic transition than the rest, one in which second-rate party members ended up in charge, anyway, so how did it help us?

  • @Zaklash2023
    @Zaklash2023 8 місяців тому +334

    I don't like how Johnny talked as if the only problem the FBI's actions was that the USSR connection was unsubstantiated, this insinuates that if there was a connection to the USSR that all of the actions afterwards would be justified. Also the video seemed very revisionist in the way it portrayed the civil rights movement, from the way Johnny talked about it you would think that it only succeeded because of white people's pity where at the time of his death MLK did not have the moral high ground (political climate of the time) the white population was polled to have a 66% unfavorable opinion of him. I mean for context Johnny cut out the most important part of MLK's letter where he said that the largest stumbling block to the civil rights movement was not radicals like the KKK but the white moderates who prefers injustice to the tension created in the pursuit of justice.

    • @serafinacosta7118
      @serafinacosta7118 8 місяців тому

      The topic is all about to what lead MLK assassination. Not over the principles of MLK views of the civil rights movement , nor what whites saw it then. . The latter is a backdrop to the former.

    • @Paragon_1111
      @Paragon_1111 8 місяців тому

      Pushing the Russia bad narrative as usual

    • @tristenatorplaysgames6833
      @tristenatorplaysgames6833 8 місяців тому +13

      Well yea but that white moderate is who he still appealed with. That white moderate is the group that helped get civil rights passes

    • @solidstatedrive
      @solidstatedrive 8 місяців тому +34

      Well said and good point, but remember this isn't a video about MLK it's a video about the Assassination of MLK. Mentioning that doesn't have anything to do with thr implication of his assassination directly i feel

    • @BeeepBo0op
      @BeeepBo0op 8 місяців тому +17

      I read it somewhat differently. I read it as a demonstration that despite a complete lack of evidence, under Hoover's leadership the Bureau decided to use illicit tactics to try and take down King anyway. It's not that the USSR connection would've justified anything, it's that the Bureau didn't care about justification. It just decided that it wanted to go after King anyway. And I think highlighting that (racist) abuse of power committed within (what should be) a publicly accountable institution devoted to protecting justice for citizens is what the video is all about. Which I also think goes to your point about the simplistic overview of the civil rights movement and MLK's role within it. It's certainly not the full story of the movement, but that's also not something it is attempting to be.

  • @philipready9636
    @philipready9636 8 місяців тому +85

    You missed a really interesting point in his final speech about being on the mountain top, but not being able to make it to the holy land, he was comparing himself to Moses, who led the Israelites from bondage and suffering out to the desert(and according to the bible) God told him that as a result of his sins he would see it, but die before they made it, and he died on Mt. Nebo in full view of the holy land. Its as if he new his life was soon to be cut short, but his movement would be successful in making progress for Black Americans, both of which he called correctly.

  • @MrSpherical
    @MrSpherical 8 місяців тому +9

    Try reading his autobiography. It's quite remarkable to hear him speak directly over time.

  • @garrett6240
    @garrett6240 8 місяців тому +26

    Starting to get notes on your videos. You're getting closer and closer with each video!

  • @spectacles-dm
    @spectacles-dm 8 місяців тому +64

    Ah, we were planning a video on this topic, but you beat us to it. Nicely done. Great video as always.

    • @mr.diorit6288
      @mr.diorit6288 8 місяців тому +16

      If you are going to talk about different things and come out with at least a slightly different perspective,
      then please still do it!

    • @StatusNull
      @StatusNull 8 місяців тому +9

      No one cares if Multiple people post vids on the same topic. UA-cam is big and diverse. If you planned to do it, but now aren't because "Johnny did it already" You're using this as an excuse to not continue to do your own research and video. Just do it - ha nike.... and STFU with your excuses.

    • @J-wm4ss
      @J-wm4ss 8 місяців тому +7

      maybe you guys can mention how he wasn't completely against violence (and was peers with Malcolm X) and the way he decried the white moderate which johny seemed happy to skip over.

    • @fabiankehrer3645
      @fabiankehrer3645 8 місяців тому +5

      Here is an important quote Jonny "forgot" that you should include if you want to make a good video about it.
      MLK:
      "I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councillor or the Ku Klux Klanner but the white moderate who is more devoted to order than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says, "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically feels that he can set the timetable for another man's freedom"

    • @westworld237
      @westworld237 8 місяців тому +8

      can you do a more historically accurate version please

  • @oldneo4309
    @oldneo4309 8 місяців тому +28

    I am from the Uk and was 9 at the time of Kings assassination-King and his messages were very popular in the UK and King was also held in high esteem across the world. That’s why US government agencies saw him as a threat- they did everything they could to discredit him and cover it up. King was such a powerful force for good and he will live on forever.

  • @snowskee7769
    @snowskee7769 5 місяців тому +11

    It’s crazy to think that being black is really a negative for no apparent reason

  • @hunt_
    @hunt_ 8 місяців тому +79

    Imagine his family waking up in the family home the following days after his assassination. I know the house felt so cold and empty without Martin

    • @TinyWolfxx
      @TinyWolfxx 8 місяців тому +7

      His kids are alive and some are active on social media. They may have discussed how cold and empty their home was after their father was k*lled in broad daylight. I bet they felt helpless.

  • @adamwall7852
    @adamwall7852 8 місяців тому +18

    The portion you showed where he gave his last speech gave me chills…he knew he was going to be murdered soon. You can see it on his face. He’s holding back tears. He’s terrified. Yet his words and steadfast demeanor showed strength in the end. Phew.
    I love America, but the more I learn about all we’ve done…it’s impossible to trust a single word that is uttered by our government. We are lost.

  • @jenniferproctor439
    @jenniferproctor439 8 місяців тому +54

    Each blacked out block should have an alphanumeric code beside it - you can look those up in the declassification guide of the agency that created the document and see why specifically that section was exempted from release - it's likely that in this context its identifying information about a person who provided information or enabled surveillance or detailed information about methods used for surveillance but you can always look it up and see which exemption was applied to get a broad idea of the content removed.

  • @carripumps6564
    @carripumps6564 8 місяців тому +6

    The background music is solid! Well done.

  • @chromaticbytomfox
    @chromaticbytomfox 8 місяців тому +294

    All in all, this was an incredibly tragic loss especially for the king family but also for all of America. Well done Johnny and team for presenting this is such a beautiful yet respectful way.

    • @honkyjesuseternal
      @honkyjesuseternal 8 місяців тому

      237 likes no replies? Seems legit. /s

    • @majermike
      @majermike 8 місяців тому

      "yet"? you mean "and"?

    • @chromaticbytomfox
      @chromaticbytomfox 8 місяців тому

      @@honkyjesuseternal bot

    • @chromaticbytomfox
      @chromaticbytomfox 8 місяців тому

      @@majermike sure

    • @666kittycat666
      @666kittycat666 8 місяців тому

      By ignoring some of MLK’s mostly important words he skipped straight over and lying about MLK both being a socialist and approved by the overall population. It’s historical revisionism and whitewashing at best…

  • @ElizabethKawira-sv3ee
    @ElizabethKawira-sv3ee 8 місяців тому +25

    Great video Harris. I'm from Kenya but I enjoy listening to videos on American politics because they relate to a lot of politics in Africa, including assassinations. I would love to see you do more content on African politics as well, and how it relates to American politics; (not just how we were colonized) Good job though

  • @BenjaminIMeszaros
    @BenjaminIMeszaros 8 місяців тому +21

    It is VERY suspect that the files keep coming up for their declassification date and the files keep getting relocked down.

    • @charlescousins2008
      @charlescousins2008 2 місяці тому

      That's because there are still people that were involved are still alive that's why they won't release the classifieds for MLK,JFK ,RFK,AND THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON president Regan and president Trump. 5 of the best President that united States ever had.that should tell you those that wants what is good for The United States of America are killed or trying to be killed

  • @NySmithx
    @NySmithx 6 місяців тому +6

    You just gained a new subscriber! I love your videos bro

  • @jojowinter555
    @jojowinter555 8 місяців тому +98

    If it walks like CIA/FBI, talks like CIA/FBI, and smells like CIA/FBI, then it usually is CIA/FBI

    • @elinmusky
      @elinmusky 8 місяців тому +2

      I love the CIA

    • @ROBLOXGamingDavid
      @ROBLOXGamingDavid 8 місяців тому +6

      ​@@elinmusky Honestly i still kind of like it in regards of their methods (undercover or spy operations, trickery). I may use that as inspiration for making or writing action stories or films, but sometimes i find that to be sickening (when they actually did kill their own citizens for doing whatever they deemed dangerous but it isnt)

    • @GajendranSudharson
      @GajendranSudharson 8 місяців тому +3

      What is so hard to believe? This has been done for centuries and meleniums. Not just the FBI/CIA, the kings guard, the pretorian guards, the poeple who protect emperor's and sultans. People who have power and influence can and will always do what they want. Simple as that. @@ROBLOXGamingDavid

    • @briankelley1875
      @briankelley1875 8 місяців тому +1

      I think it was the Russians

    • @feddi7693
      @feddi7693 8 місяців тому

      @@elinmuskyRasta don’t work for no CIA

  • @Ed-ty1kr
    @Ed-ty1kr 8 місяців тому +12

    I like that final "chip off the old block" videographic reference at the FBI headquarters... well done.

  • @redmouse22
    @redmouse22 8 місяців тому +381

    "think" --- the gov litterally lost / settled out a court case saying they acted in it lol

    • @johnnyharris
      @johnnyharris  8 місяців тому +75

      this isn't accurate. (or if it is please provide a source)

    • @guerrerohr5500
      @guerrerohr5500 8 місяців тому +65

      ⁠​⁠​⁠@@johnnyharris “this isn’t accurate. (or if it is please provide a source)” - 🤓

    • @waynemink5
      @waynemink5 8 місяців тому +30

      @@johnnyharrisit’s very accurate for a “journalist” I figured you would have found the court case and why the family didn’t settle for money

    • @waynemink5
      @waynemink5 8 місяців тому

      A jury even found the that there was enough evidence that the government did it. The king family didn’t want money they just wanted to show the country what happened but it was buried by the media and the government

    • @leonfrancis3418
      @leonfrancis3418 8 місяців тому

      ​@@johnnyharrisThere was a case in the 90s where King's family sued for a dollar (not about money) to prove the U.S government's involvement in his assassination.
      They won the case, and a U.S Court declared that the FBI and other entities had a hand in King's assassination.
      This hole goes deeper and deeper.

  • @scallywaggin
    @scallywaggin 5 місяців тому +19

    Damn i didnt realize MLK had that absolute DAWG in him

  • @CK-wo1ly
    @CK-wo1ly 8 місяців тому +9

    I'm glad someone is shedding light on history that many people simply don't know about , or know the extent of.

    • @MitraKesava
      @MitraKesava 8 місяців тому

      This video is controlled opposition, using public information that the government has released themselves to paint a picture that sanitizes the reality of what was actually going on at this time. This video is ahistorical and revisionist either bc Johnny’s research was poor or more likely, and worse, because he’s intentionally misrepresenting the facts.
      1. MLK did NOT have the moral high ground before his death, multiple polls show anywhere from 63%-68% disapproval ratings on public opinion up to his death in 1968. Johnny frames this entire video as if public perception was swaying MLK’s way due to the “success” of non-violent protests when the data clearly shows that was not the case. Many other black civil rights leaders at the time were also pointing out the Dr. King’s methods did not seem to be swaying public opinion of white moderates who saw the movement as radical and a disruptive force.
      2. Johnny chooses very specific quotes from Dr. King’s Birmingham Jail letter without providing the full context and in so doing completely misrepresents what he was actually saying. It was the literal thesis of the letter. Dr. King in context:
      “First, I must confess that over the last few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Council-er or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says ‘I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I can't agree with your methods of direct action;’ who paternalistically feels he can set the timetable for another man's freedom; who lives by the myth of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait until a ‘more convenient season.’”
      3. Johnny paints Hoover as the singular evil force behind the espionage and violation of MLK’s rights as if to use “great man theory” to say that it wasn’t the act of a corrupt government institution whose literal job it was to spy on U.S. citizens but instead just one deranged man in charge of all these innocent agents. Johnny even references that Hoover’s name is on the building and acts like it’s so strange that someone who “perverted” the FBI would be on the building. That’s because he didn’t pervert anything, he did what the FBI would call a good job. This would be like saying the Nazi party was full of a bunch of people just following orders while Hitler was perverting the sacred institution of the Nazi party. It’s completely false and a misrepresentation of history.
      There’s more like the complete lack of mentioning King’s radical socialist ideology or using the sex scandal as a way to sow division for his cause rather than point out it’s irrelevance to the civil rights movement, but those are the big three.
      IMPORTANT: This video may seem like it is criticizing the government, but it is actually a form of controlled opposition, and a very ahistorical take on the facts in order to present a much more sanitized and moralistic view of the day . This kind of propaganda is very dangerous because it doesn’t seem like propaganda. Johnny presents himself as a truth seeker, which is very hard to believe. If you understand the context behind some of the sources he presents for his argument here, he leaves out so many crucial details, that it’s very hard to believe that this was unintentional.

  • @slowvibe5
    @slowvibe5 8 місяців тому +136

    no map in this video Johnny. Where are your maps? Love the soundtrack. Shout out to Tom Fox always great stuff!

    • @Hyper07777
      @Hyper07777 8 місяців тому +13

      This video doesn’t need a Map, Video talk about the assassination of Martin Luther King

    • @camipco
      @camipco 8 місяців тому +23

      There is too a map! About 26 minutes in, the path Ray around the world before being caught.

    • @Munkenba
      @Munkenba 8 місяців тому +7

      In case of no map, assume all events described took place at coordinates 0,0 - sorry those are just the rules.

    • @mesothelioma2008
      @mesothelioma2008 8 місяців тому +6

      Imagine trying be the first comment without watching the vid and still falling short on both ends 😢

    • @slowvibe5
      @slowvibe5 8 місяців тому

      😏😅@@mesothelioma2008

  • @quentinmanson3287
    @quentinmanson3287 8 місяців тому +55

    It’s important we never forget. So that others are not prosecuted for their beliefs.

    • @jacquelineseely5393
      @jacquelineseely5393 8 місяців тому +7

      Like President Donald J Trump

    • @Flemdragon
      @Flemdragon 8 місяців тому +1

      Except it happens every day even in 2024. Literally every day.

    • @RYRY1002
      @RYRY1002 8 місяців тому +2

      ​@@jacquelineseely5393 Well... not quite. Good try.

    • @CharlesKenwright
      @CharlesKenwright 8 місяців тому +2

      Do you mean the little hat 🎩 types distorting history and numbers 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @swedishboi3208
      @swedishboi3208 8 місяців тому +1

      @@RYRY1002No it’s worse, because this time it’s all out in the open instead of behind the scenes

  • @arianafaye161
    @arianafaye161 2 місяці тому

    This video was one of the best historical educational explanations I have ever seen. The information was clear, concise, and TRUE. I appreciated how you outsourced other people's opinions and takes on this. You spoke well and I actually enjoy listening to your voice. I was brought to tears when I heard the words of MLK Jr's last speech. Thank you for making this video. I am now subscribed and looking forward to future uploads!

  • @labeebmahmud
    @labeebmahmud 8 місяців тому +85

    In Bengali we have a proverb saying, "যাহা রটে তাহা কিছুটা হলেও বটে" which means WHAT SPREADS IS A BIT TRUE AT LEAST.

    • @enryumazino3939
      @enryumazino3939 8 місяців тому +18

      low-key a dangerous proverb then...what if the rumor is completely false.

    • @labeebmahmud
      @labeebmahmud 8 місяців тому +15

      @@enryumazino3939 That's why we call it a proverb, not a fact.
      Kinda like, believe it or not. But it's safe to be informed.

    • @WeebJail
      @WeebJail 8 місяців тому +7

      @@enryumazino3939 that's what's dangerous. it has to have an element of truth to be believable, and because of that element of truth it's harder to completely discount

    • @enryumazino3939
      @enryumazino3939 8 місяців тому +1

      @@WeebJail ohh okay, yeah that makes sense.

    • @drweb0
      @drweb0 8 місяців тому +2

      ​​@@enryumazino3939 a completely false rumour will never spread

  • @jasperjaydelacruz
    @jasperjaydelacruz 8 місяців тому +23

    As a person from outside US and didn't know the story of MLK. Thank you for educating us.

    • @TinyWolfxx
      @TinyWolfxx 8 місяців тому

      MLK, 39 year old Nobel Peace Prize winner who empowered black Americans and people of color to ask for the right to some of the most basic things, like sitting where they please on a bus, vote in elections, etc. was murdered by the United States government. Hundreds of thousands of White Americans and many politicians fought him at every turn. Some of those people are still alive. The government killed, attacked or incarcerated other black leaders at the time and some of them are STILl imprisoned or rotted in there welllll past us knowing the truth. Those people’s children and grandchildren who hold the same racist beliefs are here on the internet and social media with us commenting racist things, hiding in plain sight. Awful people. The U.S. is a mess.

    • @uhohhotdog
      @uhohhotdog 8 місяців тому +7

      He did a terrible job. He left out important details

    • @Imbalanxd
      @Imbalanxd 8 місяців тому

      this story is pure propoganda and is provably false

    • @jaystinthunder3689
      @jaystinthunder3689 8 місяців тому

      @@uhohhotdoglike what?

    • @uhohhotdog
      @uhohhotdog 8 місяців тому +5

      @@jaystinthunder3689 like how he blamed white liberals and how MLK was actually a socialist

  • @MrDietsam
    @MrDietsam 8 місяців тому +8

    Thank you for tackling in your recent videos large American conspiracies, and why people's beliefs are justified.
    The argument that "Even if the FBI didn't directly order the hit, they are guilty by lack of action to protect MLK's life" is correct. The FBI had both surveillance capabilities and the interest in MLK that they should have known about any conspiracies to end his life (they even sent that letter).
    Great quality video the team did here

  • @colematthews6640
    @colematthews6640 6 місяців тому +6

    At 16:00 the way Johnny is talking about the redacted text is so funny. 😂😂

  • @trevorjones4854
    @trevorjones4854 8 місяців тому +6

    First time watching you. This was great man. Youre as good as anyone else doing it.

  • @Soya.yayaya
    @Soya.yayaya 8 місяців тому +44

    Congratulations for reaching 5 million subscribers 🎉🎉🎉Can you please make a Q&A or something like that for this occasion?

  • @alialfaki9736
    @alialfaki9736 8 місяців тому +46

    Keep up the Amazing work Johnny

  • @chibear13
    @chibear13 6 місяців тому +2

    This is excellent Johnny Harris! Thank you from someone who supports your doubts regarding this tragic moment and aftermath

  • @tjsutphin9855
    @tjsutphin9855 8 місяців тому +91

    It’s funny how you left out one of the biggest pieces of the Birmingham letter discussing the white moderates

    • @veanell
      @veanell 8 місяців тому +16

      ​@@frankangelo1983 it was left out because it has no bearing in evidence of the assassination

    • @adamvoid555
      @adamvoid555 8 місяців тому +1

      @@frankangelo1983 what thats all about??

    • @hariypotter8
      @hariypotter8 8 місяців тому

      What’s your issue with it? It was a valid criticism, and also entirely unrelated to the topic of the video

    • @Sweet-Vermouth
      @Sweet-Vermouth 8 місяців тому +1

      Can you elaborate on how it relates to his assassination? I don't see the link.

    • @DeaconYomouf
      @DeaconYomouf 23 дні тому

      It was part of the reason for the assassination, once he started talking about land ownership and integrating into a burning house, they knew he was talking with Malcolm and things were about to change, that's why they got rid of the both of em....

  • @benmohat6875
    @benmohat6875 8 місяців тому +62

    The 60’s, a decade of pure crazy

    • @CharlesKenwright
      @CharlesKenwright 8 місяців тому

      The 60s are quite compèred to now,mass immigration and war seems to be destroying us, and don’t forget the trans ideology and its going to get worse unfortunately,planned and pushed by the elites and traitorous politicians

    • @andreabrown4541
      @andreabrown4541 8 місяців тому

      Which is part of the great whitewash. The CRM started in the 1950s.

    • @serafinacosta7118
      @serafinacosta7118 8 місяців тому +5

      It’s comimg back. Look at all of the upheaval.

    • @cuturu8724
      @cuturu8724 8 місяців тому +2

      Everything shifted in the 60s man, societial problem were no longer swept under the rug, and people were not accepting the status quo

    • @charlech
      @charlech 8 місяців тому

      Literally to the moon 🌙

  • @MamaJayde
    @MamaJayde 5 місяців тому +10

    Because they did. Montgomery resident here & I’m 26 and only just now realizing just how extensively his legacy has been blurred, whitewashed and rewritten. We barely have any appreciation for King here anymore, but the way they teach his story in school gives him no ounce of justice.

  • @charwalker26
    @charwalker26 8 місяців тому +81

    The Government owes all Americans citizens an apology!!

    • @yunusaharuna7139
      @yunusaharuna7139 8 місяців тому +20

      Won't solve anything, as they will repeat the same thing again and again. The leopard never changes it spots!

    • @Rock_Appreciator
      @Rock_Appreciator 8 місяців тому +6

      Add it to the list of things, there are thousands more transgressions, from those days, till now.
      We don't need an apology, we need some change and more transparency.

    • @john2g1
      @john2g1 8 місяців тому +2

      I remember when Clinton first came into office and began apologizing for several things on behalf of the United States.... And he was called "The Apologizer in Chief".
      By the end of his presidency there were no more apologies and no more progressive policies. In fact there were several policies and laws that were not vetoed that made life regressive and worse.
      I remember when Obama first came into office and began apologizing for several things on behalf of the United States.... And he was called "The Apologizer in Chief".
      By the end of his presidency there were no more apologies and no more progressive policies. In fact there were several policies and laws that were not vetoed that made life regressive and worse.
      Wait did I just say the same thing twice? Well... At least Old Joe ain't apologized for nothing... That's... Something. Several policies have made things better, but I'm still waiting for those vetoes and sweeping changes.

    • @StatusNull
      @StatusNull 8 місяців тому +3

      'Murica, tell me a nation you'd rather live in. It's fucked up, but so are most places when you do a deep dive.

    • @stevendilello3144
      @stevendilello3144 8 місяців тому +2

      @@StatusNulleasy. Denmark, Sweden, France, maybe Italy, any other country that doesn’t overwork their citizens with less pay, commit less atrocities worldwide, places like that

  • @markfrench9004
    @markfrench9004 8 місяців тому +6

    Completely misread the title at first. I dived straight in expecting a video on the FBI vs MILK.

  • @h.Freeman
    @h.Freeman 8 місяців тому +32

    King, fred Hampton, mark clark, and probably Malcolm x. I wouldn't be surprised if they had a hand in what happened in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985 with MOVE

  • @derrickwith2rs
    @derrickwith2rs 13 днів тому

    I've shown several people this channel and it seems like nobody else truly appreciates immaculately articulated journalism. Most people would rather believe what makes them comfortable. I believe what can be seen as the truth even if I don't necessarily like it. I've always wanted to do this type of content but I doubt I could do better

  • @AdlerFollhit
    @AdlerFollhit 7 місяців тому +4

    Just found your channel and will spend all night binging till I fall asleep

  • @waddney4121
    @waddney4121 6 місяців тому +7

    I was under the impression that he was always in their crosshairs and it wasn't until he started saying
    that blacks and whites need to come together to fight a common enemy that they took the shot

  • @gyallis4life617
    @gyallis4life617 8 місяців тому +5

    YESSS I'VE BEEN WAITING

  • @thessaloniamcclendon2525
    @thessaloniamcclendon2525 5 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @Mr.Buckshots
    @Mr.Buckshots 8 місяців тому +52

    For me it’s because his family sued saying they did it and they won.

    • @egg00737
      @egg00737 8 місяців тому

      AND THE FACT NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT THAT. The King family winning that case is literally the CIA/FBI saying “yeah we did it”

  • @bigdogbrown8106
    @bigdogbrown8106 8 місяців тому +9

    All men are equal, we need to look at each others as Americans, not on skin colors,religions, sex RIP King And X

  • @mainview7103
    @mainview7103 8 місяців тому +62

    Please make a video on Malcon X too!

    • @MOR4H3US
      @MOR4H3US 8 місяців тому +7

      Naw He not gonna do that

    • @ultimatescapebro
      @ultimatescapebro 8 місяців тому

      Yeah and Louis Farrakhan

    • @swedishboi3208
      @swedishboi3208 8 місяців тому +4

      Why? He was not a good guy

    • @camquest6108
      @camquest6108 8 місяців тому

      Good guy, bad tactics….okay guy, bad tactics 😅

    • @juman6315
      @juman6315 8 місяців тому +1

      Fred Hampton if he hasn't yet already

  • @titor.619
    @titor.619 6 місяців тому +9

    Hoover didn’t like Dr. King he spied on and recorded his conversations for no reason

  • @gregwiens9146
    @gregwiens9146 8 місяців тому +7

    That was definitely one of your best documentaries yet.
    Fantastic work.

    • @canceltheoligarchy7041
      @canceltheoligarchy7041 8 місяців тому +1

      No it was not, I urge you to watch FD Signifier on better takes of black leftist civil rights leaders. To think that communism had no use for the movement, is beyond ignorant considering how many of our civil rights leaders were Marxist. I am upset by this video. FD Signifier would have done better

    • @juqual78
      @juqual78 8 місяців тому

      @@canceltheoligarchy7041 FD is solid and well sourced. Great recommendation. MLK was a democratic socialist and there is no way around it. In fact if you listen to what Jesus actually advocated for in the Gospels, he really comes off as a peace loving socialist if not a full blown communist! That wasn't lost on many in the faith at the time, much to the chagrin of elite church leadership that of course wanted nothing to do with his actual teachings!
      Johnny simply misses far too much of the actual history and information when it comes to MLK. It's a super complex topic: not something that can be handled in a 30 min video, specially considering he doesn't even talk to the people that actually lived it that are still alive and reachable.
      Actually giving only 30 minutes to it almost ENSURES that you are misinformed on this subject. Do the work and learn for yourself who he was and just who he was turning into.
      Read the entire letter from Birmingham, not just a few quotations. It really gives you incredible insight into the man and where he was at the time mentally, right before he died. In no uncertain terms he lambasts the "moderate liberal" as the real enemy and stumbling block to progress.

  • @ka-t8214
    @ka-t8214 8 місяців тому +24

    He Johnny, thanks for the vids so far.
    Just wondering if you'll ever do a video covering 9/11 and the conspiracies surrounding it? Thanks!

    • @CharlesKenwright
      @CharlesKenwright 8 місяців тому +3

      People with little hats 🎩 say no more 😉🤫

    • @kingace6186
      @kingace6186 8 місяців тому +2

      That's a tin hat conspiracy.

    • @CharlesKenwright
      @CharlesKenwright 8 місяців тому

      Ok Epstein,we believe you 😂😂😂⬆️⬆️

  • @TheFreedominator
    @TheFreedominator 7 місяців тому +6

    It's a bit scary seeing the response to protests back now, and how that is being repeated today with the protests for Palestine.

  • @about823jews
    @about823jews 3 місяці тому +2

    This is crazy hearing about the media getting the tapes and not publishing them or anything. It took me back to when I was 9 and heard my friends uncle and grandpa talking about how they heard the tapes because his grandpa worked at New York times and that they didn't release them publicly because they were wildly embellished. It's crazy that hearing that back then didn't mean much to me but now it means everything. It speaks volumes about the power corruption and power in general of the FBI.

  • @bloop_official
    @bloop_official 8 місяців тому +14

    You know its a good day when Johnny uploads!

  • @sambeshalom879
    @sambeshalom879 8 місяців тому +9

    It would be a great idea doing a video on Malcolms assassination or Fred Hampton

  • @ebcsecurity9490
    @ebcsecurity9490 8 місяців тому +44

    The FBI found nothing on Malcom X, not even Women. A sincere man🙏

    • @kingace6186
      @kingace6186 8 місяців тому +9

      Most likely the "evidence" is fake. Nothing good comes from pinning black men against each other. Stay focused on the bigger picture.

    • @serafinacosta7118
      @serafinacosta7118 8 місяців тому +11

      Well, MLK had his extra marital affairs . It is all public knowledge. But he was commited to social change. There are no saints or sinners.
      And as for Malcolm X, we don’t know all that well.

    • @0x0michael
      @0x0michael 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@serafinacosta7118 you voted for tump lol

    • @Filthtron
      @Filthtron 8 місяців тому +1

      He was an adherent of NOI, that alone is enough to discredit him. NOI's 'teachings' are complete and utter lunacy. MLK on the other hand just had the same flaws lots of people have, doesn't discredit his work.

    • @ebcsecurity9490
      @ebcsecurity9490 8 місяців тому +1

      @Filthtron "Sincere" is the keyword. Reading comprehension skills please. He reverted to proper Islam once he learned of the truth (God is not man....) knowing this will get him killed. Nothing was hidden

  • @MsTemporaryMadness
    @MsTemporaryMadness 2 місяці тому +2

    I didn’t realize how emotional I would get in watching this video. Thanks so much for the information 😊

  • @eironbull
    @eironbull 7 місяців тому +15

    In 2027 when those tapes are "released" we are gonna find out they were accidentally recorded over. Or they were just left in a cell alone with no cameras and no supervision ... Oh wait, that's just for people

  • @etsprout
    @etsprout 8 місяців тому +12

    I never considered the tape transcripts were altered, but that makes a lot of sense. I’ll be here for the update in 3 years.

    • @ailo4x4
      @ailo4x4 8 місяців тому +5

      That was actually very good analysis by Johnny. Becaue they were not transcripts at all. It was analysis/interpretation. The former is black and white (no pun intended). The latter is nuanced and colored by the analysts own biases. There are very good reasons to be skeptical of those reports. In the intel world, when asked about my confidence in source material like that I would report it as 'low confidence' because you can't trust it.

    • @goldfish3858
      @goldfish3858 7 місяців тому

      Since they’re not the main source, I highly doubt the validity of their statements. But with the advancement of AI and voice/visual alteration, I would not be surprised if the main source is altered as well when it’s (hopefully) released in 2027. We may never know the truth until we are all judged on Judgement Day

  • @tbgaminr6
    @tbgaminr6 8 місяців тому +5

    Never seen anyone weild such power with their words. Rest in peace Mr.King

  • @steph_haworth
    @steph_haworth 4 місяці тому +1

    Incredible documentary. I wish this depth of information was taught when I was younger. Keep doing your great work!

  • @George2647g
    @George2647g 8 місяців тому +24

    Im more interested is that even if the evidence against his moral depravity were true - does that really change anything else he did or said?

    • @leonfrancis3418
      @leonfrancis3418 8 місяців тому +11

      That was the point of the lies, to derail his message.

    • @andreabrown4541
      @andreabrown4541 8 місяців тому +7

      What kills me about these kinds of comments is that people conveniently ignore that JFK was himself the grand master mcdaddy of mistresses.

    • @MinusMedley
      @MinusMedley 8 місяців тому +2

      Have you seen how the public reponds to celebrity scandal?
      Common sense quickly goes out the door, social media is still used in the same way.

  • @JohnKlimakos
    @JohnKlimakos 13 днів тому +4

    We need a King today. The world is a lot darker for us all, black, brown and white.

  • @AceFromGorillaz
    @AceFromGorillaz 8 місяців тому +10

    Johnny, CIA, Harris after his extensive research he conviniently ignored the part of MLK's letter where he talks about how hes disappointed by the white moderate and how the white moderate is the biggest obstacle for civil rights,then Johnny,CIA,Harris started telling us how MLK's peaceful demostrations (without mentioning that there was Malcolm X who advocated for a more violent approach who also worked with MLK) made the white moderate feel bad and thats why change happened which is literally not true. The white moderate in the 60s gave no fucks about black people and didnt feel bad at all. This is the liberal version of conservatives white washing MLK by using his dream speech.
    Johnny's conclusion is that Hoover bad, its just Hoover guys. The FBI were just following orders, its not that an entire institution deeply rooted in capitalism was opposing any emancipatory movement because it threatened the entire foundation of the system, its not that the American government with the white moderates and conservatives were strongly opposing those movements. Johnny's historical revisionism is so messed up and its something he does in almost all his videos. He always pins it down to a handful of people being bad instead of the entire institution and system that props those people up and how they serve it.

  • @somyahere
    @somyahere 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful production Johnny as always

  • @mike92952532
    @mike92952532 8 місяців тому +10

    Thank you for your time and energy of finding facts and data where you can and portraying them as unbiasedly as possible.😊