The agreement calls for the FBI to provide the files to the National Archives and Records Administration , which will then make public portions of the materials over the next two years . Photographer Ernest Withers worked for the FBI from 1958 to 1972 . A Memphis newspaper sued the FBI for access to Withers ' photos , documents . The case was settled out of court in 1974 with a confidentiality agreement that kept his name secret and prevented him from being sued.
Photographer Ernest Withers worked for the FBI from 1958 to 1972 . A Memphis newspaper sued the FBI for access to Withers ' photos , documents . The case was settled out of court in 1974 with a confidentiality agreement that kept his name secret and prevented him from being sued.