When Harlem nearly killed King : the 1958 stabbing of Martin Luther King, Jr. / Hugh Pearson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearson, Hugh.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination attempt, 1958.

King, Martin Luther.

King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.

Harlem Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.)--History.

Harlem Hospital Center (New York, N.Y.).

History.

Attempted murder--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.

Attempted murder.

Stab wounds--History--Treatment--New York (State)--New York--20th century.

Stab wounds.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Race relations.

New York (N.Y.)--History--1951-.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

New York (N.Y.)--Race relations.

Race relations.

New York (State)--New York.

Physical Description:

v, 138 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

Seven stories press first edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Seven Stories Press, [2002]

Summary:

In 1958 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During the tour, a mentally unstable African American woman stabbed the civil rights leader, and an acclaimed surgeon saved his life. Pearson captures this historical moment and the life-threatening episode becomes, in a sense, a mortal danger to the soul of a nation trying to put racism behind it.

Contents:

Where do we go from here?

A tight race

Putting the right spin on a huge embarrassment

Taking the kid-glove approach

Why isn't King signing books at my bookstore?

Not quite in touch with reality

Stride toward critical acclaim

Crisis

Why did they take King to Harlem Hospital?

Waiting for Little Napoleon

Roots

Saving King

Convalescence

Subsequent fates.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

158322274X :

OCLC:

48515460