those heroes of the movement would not have had to be heroic, if there hadn't been a world or raid against them, a very powerful world including at times all of the powers that be in our country. it is inspiring now to see echos of civil rights heroism in our country today. it is unsettling to see echos in our country today of what they fought against. joining us now is charles ogletree, thank you very much for being with us tonight. >> happy to be with you, rachel. >> why was dr. king perceived as a threat, such a dangerous threat to national security, particularly after that speech. >> a lot of this was in j. edgar hoover's mind. he did it not just with king, malcolm x, harry bellafonte who was supported. what made it even worse, if you think about it, bobby kennedy played a role as the attorney general, looking into these cases, talking about indicting people. they did nothing wrong, nonviolence, very peaceful, and