{"id":290935,"date":"2024-02-19T08:45:42","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/martin-luther-king-jr-s-signed-book-for-nurse-who-saved-his-life-for-sale"},"modified":"2024-02-19T08:45:58","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T13:45:58","slug":"martin-luther-king-jr-s-signed-book-for-nurse-who-saved-his-life-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/martin-luther-king-jr-s-signed-book-for-nurse-who-saved-his-life-for-sale","title":{"rendered":"Martin Luther King Jr.'s Signed E-book for Nurse Who Saved His Life For Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s a piece of Martin Luther King Jr.<\/strong><\/a>‘s legacy on the market … a book he inscribed to a nurse who helped save his life following an assassination attempt.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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MLK signed a copy of his book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” and wrote a personalized note to Gwen Brown<\/strong>, thanking her for caring for him at Harlem Hospital after his 1958 stabbing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The autographed copy is going up for sale over at Moments In Time<\/strong><\/a> … with a $35,000 price tag.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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MLK was actually at a book signing for this very book at Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem when Izola Ware Curry<\/strong> approached him and stabbed him in the chest with a steel letter opener.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The stab wound was so close to MLK’s aorta he would have died if he sneezed or coughed on his way to the hospital. With Gwen’s help, MLK made a full recovery.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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