Segregation is defined as the act of setting someone apart through their difference. In the 50s and 60s century that is exactly what happens. Blacks were not equal to whites, whites hated them. They especially hated Martin Luther King Jr. The group that hated him the most was a branch of our own government: the FBI. They spent so many resources on him. J. Edgar Hoover thought he was a liar. They spent most of their forces on getting him to step out, but he did not. No matter how many death threats, suicide letters, or attacks, Martin Luther King Jr went through; he kept on marching. Even though his own government hated him, he never gave up. The FBI worked to stop Martin Luther King Jr but was not successful. …show more content…
(“Martin Luther King Jr. Biography”) He later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. He was the second child of Martin Luther King Sr (“Martin Luther King Jr.-Biography”) He attended school at the age of 5. (“Martin Luther King Jr. Biography”) Martin Luther King entered high school at Booker T. Washington High school. He was a very good student, skipping both 9th and 11th grade. He entered Morehouse college at the age of 15. He then earned a doctor's degree at Morehouse. (“Martin Luther King Jr. Biography”) In college, Martin Luther King meet Cornella Scott. (“Martin Luther King Jr.-Biography”) They were married in June 1953 and had 4 children. When Rosa Parks was arrested the local chapter of the NAACP chose Martin Luther King to lead a protest. He then became a huge person in the civil rights movement. He founded The Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (“Martin Luther King Jr. Biography”) He then founded many marches like the march on Washington. Martin Luther King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4th, 1968 when organizing a protest. (“Martin Luther King Jr.-Biography”) Even though he did all of these great things, one group still hated him: the FBI. Escipcally a branch of it called …show more content…
They hated him. J. Edgar Hoover called him “The most notorious liar in the United States.” But why was this? The FBI thought that the Civil Rights Movement needed a messiah. They wanted to stop the Movement, so they wanted to take out the leader. When Martin Luther KIng became the leader of the Movement the FBI were worried. They thought that if Martin Luther KIng Jr became violent there would be a revolution. The FBI liked the way things were. They wanted it to stay the same. They targeted Martin Luther King so he would not rise up. They would tape his house and hotel rooms he was staying in. They would spread nasty rumors about him. There goal was to make him stop. They even sent him a suicide letter. (Martin Luther King and the Global Freedom