When Harlem Nearly Killed King: The 1958 Stabbing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Description: When Harlem Nearly Killed King by Hugh Pearson A former editorial page writer at the "Wall Street Journal" recaptures the violent instant in which the civil rights movement was nearly derailed. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When Harlem Nearly Killed King spins the tale of a little-known episode in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. how, in 1958, King was stabbed by a deranged black woman in Harlem, and then saved by Harlem Hospitals most acclaimed African-American surgeon, using a little known and difficult procedure.Pearson recreates America at the dawn of the civil rights movement, and in so doing probes and examines the living body politic of the nation, black and white, and shows us how change really occurs- painfully, not in one grand gesture, but in a thousand small and contradictory ways.As the story of When Harlem Nearly Killed King unfolds, it offers up surprising truths- how Harlems leading black bookseller was snubbed by King and his entourage in favor of a Jewish-owned department store; and how the acclaimed surgeon seems not to have been the doctor responsible for the surgery. As truths and apocrypha clash in these pages, what emerges is a powerful picture of change in race perspectives in America, and how such change really occurs - reminding us today that race in America is still unfinished business. Author Biography Descended from generations of African-American surgeons-including his great-uncle, who was the first Negro surgeon in south Georgia and who built the largest private hospital for blacks in the state-HUGH PEARSONs distinctive voice weaves autobiography and investigative journalism to offer a unique window of understanding into the nature of the American experience. He was the author of Under the Knife- How a Wealthy Negro Surgeon Wielded Power in the Jim Crow South (2000), which The New York Times called "a moving passionate story," of "a poignancy transcending issues of race." His previous book was The Shadow of the Panther- Huey Newton and the Price of Black Power in America, a New York Times Notable Book of 1994. Pearson was also a former columnist for the Village Voice. He died in 2005. Review "This fact-filled foray into a harrowing day in Kings life, and the political environment of Harlems and of the [civil rights] movement makes for interesting reading." Details ISBN1583226141 Author Hugh Pearson Short Title WHEN HARLEM NEARLY KILLED KING Language English ISBN-10 1583226141 ISBN-13 9781583226148 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2004 Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S. Subtitle The 1958 Stabbing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Residence NY, US DOI 10.1604/9781583226148 AU Release Date 2004-01-06 NZ Release Date 2004-01-06 US Release Date 2004-01-06 UK Release Date 2004-01-06 Pages 144 Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S. Publication Date 2004-01-06 DEWEY 323.119607302 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137737920;

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