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J. Edgar Hoover

    Black and white photo portrait of J. Edgar Hoover, shown wearing a light grey-tone plaid suit with a pocket handkerchief, white shirt, and a light-gray-toned geometric necktie. Hoover’s face, shoulders, and upper torso are lighted, whereas the rest of the photo is dark.

    Malcolm X, Paul Robeson, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were each surveilled by the nation’s chief law enforcement officer, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. FBI harassment in Robeson’s and King’s cases. Hoover took special measures to tar King.

    1959
    Copyright
    Public Domain
    Attribution/Credit

    FBI @ http://www.fbi.gov/multimedia/photos.htm, via “J. Edgar Hoover,” Wikipedia