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Martin Luther King signed copy of ''Stride Toward Freedom'', with a warm dedication to one of the nurses who attended to King after the assassination attempt on his life on 20 September 1958. New York: Harper & Bros., 1958 first edition, second printing with ''I-H'' on copyright page. King here pens a lengthy inscription to Gwen Brown, ''With best wishes and genuine appreciation for the attention you gave me as one of my nurses while I recuperated at Harlem Hospital. / Martin L. King Jr.'' Penned in blue ballpoint, with ''(1958)'' also written at top in same pen. Book measures 5.75'' x 8.25'' and runs 229pp. Handwriting on front pastedown listing important dates in King's life, likely done by Brown. Light shelf wear, overall very good.
Martin Luther King Signed First Edition of ''Stride Toward Freedom'' -- Inscribed to One of the Nurses Who Attended to King After the Knife Attack on His Life in 1958
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