Former history professor Jerry Fresia comments on the first installment of the distinguished series by Libby Handros and John Kirby on the four major assassinations of the sixties, the circumstances surrounding them, and their impact on history.

Jim DiEugenio re-examines the battle between J. Edgar Hoover and Martin Luther King before and after Kennedy's assassination. With new documents he shows that Hoover interceded overseas in order to smear King and limit his interaction with foreign dignitaries.

Jim DiEugenio chronicles the media cover-up of the conspiracy verdict in the civil suit brought against Loyd Jowers by attorney William Pepper on behalf of the Martin Luther King Jr. family. Although the 12 jurors found Jowers liable for King’s death, the New York Times reported that “a vast conspiracy [was] alleged but not proved.” As Jim surveys the rest of the coverage, this editorial position in a news story is endemic of the mainstream media reporting on this case in general and this trial verdict in particular.

Jim DiEugenio reports on the infighting amongst James Earl Ray’s lawyers, the Memphis District Attorney’s attempt to get Judge Joe Brown removed, and the mainstream media’s attack upon Dexter King’s connection with Bill Pepper.

Jim DiEugenio evaluates the new Showtime documentary, The One and Only Dick Gregory, and provides missing insight into Gregory’s work with Martin Luther King, Jr. and his expanding agenda toward opposition to the Vietnam War and focus on the common class struggle that culminated in the Poor People’s March.

Jim DiEugenio reviews the pseudonymously-authored new book, Cotton Coated Conspiracy, exposing it as an accusatory and sensationalist volume that accepts dubious accounts with little scrutiny and subverts and hides prominent exculpatory evidence in the James Earl Ray case.

at Global Research, The Assassination of Martin Luther King, and The Assassination of Malcolm X

Jeremy Roebuck, at:  The Philadelphia Inquirer

Martin Luther King’s Son Says: James Earl Ray didn’t kill MLK! by Lisa Pease.

Jeff Carter examines Sam Pollard’s new documentary, MLK / FBI, regarding the extensive surveillance apparatus established by the FBI and directed at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Despite avoiding some moral issues on the part of the FBI, a generous view of this film is warranted and the widest distribution to a mainstream audience should be encouraged.