wnyc:

Fifty-four years ago this month, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was in Harlem signing copies of his book, when a mentally disturbed woman plunged a steel letter opener into his chest.

He recovered, of course, but was later assassinated in 1968. Now the last surviving member of the surgical team that saved his life is being honored by Harlem Hospital

(via nickturse)

Source: wnyc
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