M artin L uther K ing J r .
January 13, 2016
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2016 special edition
Give Us The Ballot
May 17, 1956 -- At the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., King delivers his first national address,
“Give Us The Ballot,” at the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom.
House Bombed
Jan. 30, 1956 -- At 9:15 p.m., while King was speaking at a
community organizing meeting, his home is bombed. His wife and
daughter are not injured. Later King addresses an angry crowd that
gathers outside the house, pleading for nonviolence.
Making Headlines
Feb. 18, 1957 -- King
appears on the cover of
Time magazine.
First Book
Sep. 17, 1958 --
Martin Luther King
Jr. publishes his first
book, named “Stride
toward Freedom.”
Travel to India
Feb. 3, 1959 -- King embarks on a month-long visit to India where he
meets with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and many of Gandhi’s
followers.
C ontinued on P age 16
Stabbing
Sep. 20, 1958 -- 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
remove a seven-inch letter
opener from his chest. He is
shown here with Dr. Emil
Naclerio as he recovered.