Vox Republishes 2014 Article on FBI Letter Sent to Martin Luther King Jr.

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A 2014 Vox article, shared on Hacker News, examines a letter the FBI sent to Martin Luther King Jr. The letter was reportedly written in an effort to persuade him to take his own life. The source material provided here contains only the article link and discussion metadata, so the letter's full contents and context are not described. Readers are directed to the Vox article for the complete text and historical background. The item gained modest attention on Hacker News, with 49 points and 6 comments.

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