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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: U.S. Unseals Trove of Martin Luther King Jr. Files Amid Family Concerns
Caption: U.S. Unseals Trove of Martin Luther King Jr. Files Amid Family Concerns. The U.S. government has released over 230,000 pages of previously sealed documents related to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including FBI surveillance records and never-before-seen CIA files. The records had been kept from the public since 1977 by court order. While some see the release as a step toward transparency, King's children, Martin Luther King III and Bernice King, condemned any attempt to misuse the files, calling attention to the FBI's invasive surveillance campaign during their father's life. They urged the public to read the documents with empathy and historical context.The files come from the FBI, CIA, DOJ, and National Archives, and were released under an order by former President Trump who also pushed to declassify records related to the JFK and RFK assassinations. Not all family members opposed the move—Alveda King welcomed the release. But critics argue the timing distracts from other controversies, including Trump's handling of the Epstein case files. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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