J. Edgar Hoover: The Dark Reign of America’s Top Spy | Faces Of History

On this episode of Faces Of History, Thee Duke Of New York digs into the shadowy legacy of J. Edgar Hoover — the man who built the FBI and ruled it for nearly fifty years. From his troubled childhood in D.C. to the Palmer Raids, the G-Men era, the secret files, COINTELPRO, and his obsession with Martin Luther King Jr., we peel back the secrets Hoover took to his grave. Was he America’s ultimate protector — or its most dangerous spy? Plug in and decide for yourself.#JEdgarHoover #FBI #COINTELPRO #TrueHistory #FacesOfHistoryWas Hoover a necessary guardian or a paranoid tyrant? Would you trade freedom for security? Let’s talk — drop your thoughts below.”J. Edgar Hoover, FBI history, COINTELPRO, Martin Luther King Jr., Red Scare, American surveillance, U.S. history podcast, Thee Duke Of New York, Faces Of History________________________________________