Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act
The Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection Act, or MLK Records Act, is proposed legislation that would release United States government records pertaining to the life and
History of the King files
In the years after the 1968
The documents are thus not slated for release until 2027.[5][6] Among these are an FBI file called "MURKIN" (for Murder-King, the official designation of the Martin Luther King assassination investigation)[7] and information about how the FBI, through COINTELPRO, targeted King while he was alive.[8]
Legislative history
Purpose of bill
Describing her reasons for drafting the bill,
Introduction of bill
The bill was introduced in the House of Representatives by McKinney on November 19, 2002; it was sent the same day to the
Supporters of the bill have called for the release of records on other potentially racial violence.[15] McKinney also proposed a Tupac Amaru Shakur Records Collection Act in 2005.[16][17]
Elements of bill
The text of the Act states that "all Government records concerning the life and assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. should carry a presumption of immediate disclosure". It calls for the creation of a "Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Records Collection" at the
See also
References
- ^ "King assassination papers destroyed", Herald-Journal (AP), 16 November 1976.
- ^ Ralph de Toledano, "Will King Tapes Remain Sealed?", Luddington Daily News, 15 February 1977.
- ^ "Judge orders seal on King wiretaps", Deseret News (UPI), 1 February 1977.
- ^ Frances Romero, "A Brief History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day", Time, 18 January 2010.
- ^ Mark Strauss, "Nine Historical Archives That Will Spill New Secrets", Smithsonian magazine, July–August 2010.
- ^ Geraldine N. Phillips, "Documenting the Struggle for Racial Equality in the Decade of the Sixties", Prologue Magazine 29(2): "Federal Records and African American History", Summer 1997.
- ^ "Findings on MLK Assassination". National Archives. August 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Brian Bender, "US cloaks case files involving civil rights", Boston Globe, 18 January 2010; reproduced at Common Dreams Archived 2013-06-16 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Cynthia McKinney, quoted by Jerry Ray and Tamara Carter, "Jerry Ray Declares his Brother James Earl Ray Didn’t Shoot Martin Luther King, Jr.", PRWeb, 9 January 2012.
- ^ John Kerry, letter dated 9 March 2010; quoted and reproduced by Jerry Mitchell, "Put all MLK records online, Kerry says", Clarion-Ledger, 10 March 2010.
- ^ H.R.5762 - Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2002
- ^ - Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2005
- ^ - Martin Luther King, Jr., Records Collection Act of 2006
- ^ Susan Duclos, "The Green Party Nominates Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney To Run As President", 13 July 2008.
- ^ a b c Jerry Mitchell, "King's FBI files may be opened to public view", USA Today, 15 January 2010.
- ^ James Montgomery, "Tupac In The National Archives? That's Strictly 4 Congress 2 Decide: Bill calls for public disclosure of government records", MTV, 1 December 2005.
- ^ H.R. 4210 (109th): Tupac Amaru Shakur Records Collection Act of 2005, introduced 2 November 2005.
External links
Bill text and information
Already public records
- FBI vault
- Internet Archive
- Famous 100 Quotes
- Mary Ferrell Foundation
- COINTELPRO, Paul Wolf site