The People vs J Edgar Hoover

BBC Radio 4

An examination, half a century on from the first director of the FBI's death in office in 1972, of how Hoover's iron grip still permeates contemporary America.

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The People vs J Edgar Hoover

Episodes (9)

Mar 23, 2023 Preview: Breaking Mississippi – Divine Destiny
Sep 13, 2022 8. Shredded
Sep 13, 2022 7. Publish and Be Damned

The People vs J Edgar Hoover

Mar 23, 2023
10 minutes
9 MB

Breaking Mississippi is the explosive inside story of one man’s war against racial segregation in 1960s America. This is a taster from ‘Divine Destiny’, the first episode in the series. To hear more, search for ‘Breaking Mississippi’ on BBC Sounds. By becoming the first black person to apply to the all-white University of Mississippi – James Meredith will draw in the KKK and JFK – and trigger the largest number of troops ever deployed for a single disturbance on US soil. Across 10 episodes and with US public radio journalist Jenn White as our guide - James Meredith takes us from his childhood in r...

The People vs J Edgar Hoover

Preview: Breaking Mississippi – Divine Destiny

BBC Radio 4

00:00 -09:46