On Sept. 20, 1958, as Martin Luther King Jr was signing his newly published book at a Harlem bookstore, a 42-year-old woman, apparently deranged, suddenly started screaming and plunged a knife ...

Among the many roles Harlem played in the rich history of America was saving the life of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. in 1958, when the minister was stabbed in an uptown department store.

Martin Luther King Jr. recovers from surgery in bed at New York's Harlem Hospital on following an operation to remove steel letter opener from his chest after being stabbed by a mentally disturbed ...

Very few people have heard of the story behind one of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last visits to Harlem.During an era when the 29-year old was starting to gain national popularity, Dr. King ...

The untold story of the patrolman who took charge when the civil rights leader was stabbed in Harlem. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after being attacked in 1958 with a letter opener lodged ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - The Community Kitchen and Food Pantry in Harlem is kicking it into high gear on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Day of Service. They're preparing and delivering nearly two ...

Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem as he sought to build on momentum from New York City’s Democratic primary.

Martin Luther King Jr. sits for his for police mugshot after his arrest for directing a boycott of segregated buses, Feb. 24, 1956, in Montgomery, Alabama. The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. 9.

Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig. In an interview published by NPR’s Book of ...

A lesser-known attack on Martin Luther King, Jr. occurred at a book signing in Harlem on September 20th, 1958, almost a decade before his assassination. At Blumstein’s Department Store, located ...