Coretta Scott King sued the U.S. government for killing MLK in 1999.
She won.
The U.S. government was found guilty.
more stunning than the verdict itself is why we don't all know this. it isnt part of our "reality".
Her lawyer wrote books about the case.
The famous photo of the man leaning over MLK....that man was government agent Marrell McCullough
MLK's speechwriter was Treasurer for the Communist Party USA
FBI Report on Levison
vault.fbi.gov/Stanley%20Levi…
The bullet that hit MLK in the head didn't even match the rifle used by his "assassin" (James Earl Ray)...caliber and all. During the trial, two ex- marine snipers were presented as the real-shooters and part of the assassination team.
James Dieugenio's story about McCullough
the Lawyer for the King family lawsuit not only wrote books but also went on a speaking tour. CSPAN has one of the videos of his speeches c-span.org/video/?160769-…
A podcast covering some of this material is here in an interview with John Potash about this book: I believe there is also a @cynthiamckinney interview with similar info
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