Was the FBI involved in Martin Luther King's death?

The FBI was not directly involved in Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, but it did play a controversial role in surveilling and harassing him throughout his life. The agency, under J. Edgar Hoover, viewed King as a potential threat due to his civil rights activism and alleged ties to communism, leading to extensive wiretapping and attempts to discredit him. While some conspiracy theories suggest FBI involvement in his death, there is no credible evidence to support that claim. The assassin, James Earl Ray, acted independently in the murder of King on April 4, 1968.