Read the letter the FBI sent MLK to try to convince him to kill himself (2014)
A declassified 1964 FBI memo, posted online, reveals the bureau’s attempt to pressure civil‑rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. by sending a threatening letter urging him to commit suicide. The document, part of COINTELPRO, was first released publicly in 2014 and its authenticity confirmed by the National Archives. Hacker News highlighted the find to a wide audience.