The life story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a vital Civil Rights leader, is made complicated by claims made during FBI spying led by J. Edgar Hoover, who wanted to hurt King's reputation.

The main claims are:

1. Affairs Outside of Marriage: The FBI secretly recorded and kept records of many alleged affairs, sometimes using these records to try and pressure King. While people argue about how true the records are, historians admit it's hard to tell the facts from the government's strong effort to ruin his standing.
2. Copying Others' Work (Plagiarism): After his death, studies found that King used parts of others' writing in his PhD paper for Boston University and other schoolwork without giving proper credit.

When you look at these claims, it's important to remember that the FBI w ...