Jan 19, 2026
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The available reporting shows multiple sources alleging that Martin Luther King Jr. engaged in extramarital sexual relationships, with much of the documentary “evidence” coming from FBI wiretaps and r...
Georgia Davis Powers
American politician
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4 resultsJan 21, 2026
What evidence supports or refutes the claims of Martin Luther King Jr's infidelity?
The archival record shows that surveillance collected and produced reports alleging engaged in extramarital sexual activity, and those materials were used in an explicit campaign to discredit him . At...
Jan 21, 2026
What exactly did Ralph Abernathy claim about Martin Luther King Jr. in And the Walls Came Tumbling Down?
1989 autobiography alleges that engaged in extramarital sexual activity on the night of April 3–4, 1968, the night before his assassination—specifically that King spent parts of that night alone with ...
Jan 5, 2026
How has the King family responded to allegations of MLK's affairs?
The King family’s response to allegations that Martin Luther King Jr. engaged in extramarital affairs has been chiefly to contextualize and rebut them as part of an FBI campaign to discredit him while...