Daily Black History Facts - September 20, 1958: On a Saturday afternoon while signing copies of his book 'Stride Toward Freedom' in Blumstein's department store on 125th Street, in Harlem, Dr. Martin
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Harlem, US: Martin Luther King Jr. Almost Died In 1958 At 29 After Being Stabbed By Izola Ware Curry
In 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed at a book signing. The assassination attempt left him 'just a sneeze away from death.'
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New York City doctor posthumously honored for saving Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after stabbing in Manhattan - ABC7 New York
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