Topic: Secrets Uncovered

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22: The Dream Maker
51:33 - 55:31

22: The Dream Maker

J. Edgar Hoover and Allegations of Black Ancestry

A segment from the Tony Brown Journal explores the theory that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had Black ancestry and was "passing for white." Author Millie McGee claims her research into her family lineage in Mississippi suggests Hoover was her cousin. The hosts discuss the possibility that Hoover's intense hatred for Black leaders like MLK and Marcus Garvey stemmed from self-hatred and a desire to hide his own origins.