MLK's Hidden Sex Life.
The Icon We All Know
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was an icon. Full stop. His vision of justice and equality reshaped the United States, and through nonviolent activism, he inspired millions to stand up for civil rights. There’s really no debate there. We all learned about him in school, saw his face in textbooks, listened to those larger‑than‑life speeches that still give people chills.
We’re taught the hero version. The clean version. The man on the podium.
The Secret Life Nobody Talked About
But what if I told you that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was also living an extremely secretive second life that the public never knew about?
Some of this information has already been declassified. The rest of it, including FBI wiretap logs and audio recordings, is scheduled to be released on January 31, 2027. And fair warning, some of what’s already out there is enough to make your jaw drop.
The wildest part? The FBI only found out because they were illegally stalking him.
All Night Workshops... With a Twist
In a declassified FBI document titled “Martin Luther King Jr., A Current Analysis”, the agents claim that Dr. King hosted “an all night sex orgy” with “prostitutes and some delegates in attendance” at a workshop that was supposedly meant to train “negro ministers in urban leadership.” Yeah, you read that right. That workshop.
The same FBI analysis doesn’t stop there. It goes on to say, “This activity is not new to King and his associates,” before describing another alleged two‑day orgy in January 1964 in Washington, DC.
Then it gets even more blunt. The FBI writes:
And if that wasn’t enough, the report also claims Dr. King had multiple affairs with married women and celebrities.
How the FBI Found Out
At this point, you’re probably wondering the same thing I did. How in the world did the FBI know all of this?
According to a paper released by a state judiciary committee in 2021, the answer is simple and deeply unsettling. The FBI obsessively, and illegally, surveilled Dr. King for the last four and a half years of his life.
They bugged his hotel rooms.
They tapped his phones.
They tracked his movements nonstop.
And in doing so, they uncovered what they believed was his biggest secret. That the man America saw as a moral giant was living a double life behind closed doors.
Dig Into the Vault
If you want to read the declassified documents for yourself, we’ve attached them:
FBI Document — “Martin Luther King Jr., A Current Analysis”
This is a declassified FBI analysis from March 12, 1968, detailing their surveillance and investigation of MLK.
🔗 Read the PDF from the National Archives
Senate Judiciary Committee Report — FBI Wiretap Context
This 2021 California Senate Judiciary Committee report provides context on the FBI’s wiretaps and use of additional recording devices on Dr. King.
🔗 Read the full report (PDF)
