The FBI had a 270\u002Dpage file on the late Aretha Franklin after spying on her for 40 years.
The FBI regularly tracked the ‘Respect’ singer’s addresses and phone numbers and seemed to be particularly interested in her civil rights work and association with the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and Angela Davis.Article content
It further noted: “Sammy Davis Jr., Aretha Franklin … of this group, some have supported militant Black power concept … [performance at MLK memorial by these prominent entertainers] would provide emotional spark which could ignite racial disturbance in this area.
Franklin’s son, Kecalf Franklin, is unsure whether the singer knew she was under surveillance but thinks it was a “waste of time” to spent so many years following her “every move” after the bureau failed to link his mother to any type of extremist activity.
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