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March 2, 2005

Strom Thurmond’s FBI Files Released

Posted by Eric at 8:02 am. Filed under: General

For those who haven’t seen it yet, Strom Thurmond’s FBI files have been released.

From The State:

On Monday, the FBI released the first installment of Thurmond’s FBI file — nearly 600 pages of sometimes heavily-edited memos, letters and other documents. The documents detail a long, secret and mutually beneficial relationship between Thurmond and the FBI. An additional 1,700 pages remain to be released.

The PDF is here for the really curious.

Via JQuinton here and here.

It seems people are jumping all over this for the racist element. The files (which I have not taken the time to read) say the following, according to The State:

U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond and his staff tried to get the FBI to build a case against civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965 on the grounds that he was “controlled by communists.”

Thurmond’s efforts are documented in a memo, part of his recently released FBI file. The memo shows the late senator’s attempt to marry two causes dear to him — fighting communism and defeating civil rights.

UPDATE (3/3): 76 more pages released. (HT: JQuinton)


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