On 21 July, the Trump administration released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. This included details prior and after his assassination in 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. The late Nobel laureate's family opposed this, as did the civil rights group that King led.
King's children released a statement on Monday concerning the matter. Martin III, now 67, and Bernice, 62, said that their father's killing has been a 'captivating public curiosity for decades.' However, the pair emphasised the personal nature behind the matter, urging the files 'be viewed within their full historical context.'
