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Author:

Pearson, Hugh.

Title:

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

Edition:

Seven stories press 1st ed.

Publisher:

Seven Stories Press,

Copyright Date:

c2002

Description:

138 p. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

King, Martin Luther,--Jr.,--1929-1968--Assassination attempt, 1958.
Harlem Hospital Center--History.
Attempted murder--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Stab wounds--New York--New York (State)--New York--History--20th century.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--History--20th century.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Race relations.
New York (N.Y.)--History--1951-
New York (N.Y.)--Race relations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

ISBN:

9781583222744
158322274X

OCLC:

(OCoLC)48515460

LCCN:

2001007352

Locations:

BRPD251 -- Adel Public Library (Adel)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)