Jan 15, 2019 · The civil rights leader was attacked in 1958 by Izola Ware Curry, a decade before his murder.

Jan 6, 2012 · During a book signing at Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem, New York, King is stabbed by Izola Ware Curry. He is rushed to Harlem Hospital, where a team of doctors successfully …

1 day ago · Martin Luther King, Jr., was a visionary leader and advocate for equality who spearheaded the civil rights movement in America through nonviolent protests, inspiring lasting change and leaving …

In his final years, he expanded his focus to include opposition towards poverty and the Vietnam War. In 1968, King was planning a national occupation of Washington, D.C., to be called the Poor People's …

Sep 27, 2018 · A decade before MLK Jr. was gunned down, a madwoman stuck a shiv in the civil rights leader's chest. It was not be the first nor the last attempt.

On April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, to support a strike by the city’s sanitation workers, he was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of his hotel. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. used …

During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s leadership of the modern American Civil Rights Movement, from December 1955 until April 4, 1968, African Americans achieved more genuine …

Mar 12, 2023 · In 1958, Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed at a book signing in Harlem by Izola Ware Curry. The event nearly killed Dr. King, who was rushed to nearby Harlem Hospital and underwent …

As the leader of the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s, Martin Luther King Jr. traversed the country in his quest for freedom. His involvement in the movement began during the …

Sep 19, 2016 · The Rev. Martin Luther King, leading [African-American] apostle of nonviolence in the integration struggle and spearhead of the Montgomery, Ala., bus boycott two years ago, was stabbed …