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You've probably already heard of MLK's fabled scandals, details of which have never been released to the public. These appear to be real, and not merely fabrications on the part of Hoover's FBI or other agencies. Whatever those scandals are, they'd be a lot more explosive in the 1960s than today.

But what if, instead of being assassinated in 1968, Dr. King lives on (James Earl Ray remains in Mexico throughout the rest of the 1960s in this TL), only to face having his dirty laundry aired in December of that year? (We'll assume the leakers are some disgruntled high-ranking agents of the FBI, perhaps. They'll be anonymous at least in the beginning).

What are the effects on the Civil Rights Movement, and where does history go from there?
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