The Rev . Martin Luther King Jr. was the subject of FBI surveillance in the 1960s . But now , after a series of revelations about the sweeping extent of the government 's electronic snooping capabilities , it 's a moment to ask whether government surveillance has somehow gone full circle . J. Edgar Hoover spearheaded investigation , with approval from Robert Kennedy . Comment:
The Rev . Martin Luther King Jr. was the subject of FBI surveillance in the 1960s . J. Edgar Hoover spearheaded investigation , with approval from Robert Kennedy . Comment: