Izola Curry (née Ware; June 14, 1916 – March 7, 2015) was a woman who attempted to assassinate the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. She stabbed King with a letter opener at a Harlem book signing on September 20, 1958, during the Harlem civil rights movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s .

Mar 21, 2015 · Izola Ware Curry, the mentally ill woman who in 1958 stabbed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Harlem book signing — an episode that a decade later would become a rhetorical touchstone in...

Feb 24, 2023 · On September 20, 1958, a mentally ill woman named Izola Ware Curry attempted to assassinate Martin Luther King Jr. when she stabbed him at a book signing in Harlem.

Mar 7, 2015 · On 20 September 1958, Izola Ware Curry, a 42-year-old mentally disturbed woman, stabbed Martin Luther King, Jr., while he signed copies of his book, Stride Toward Freedom, at Blumstein’s Department Store in Harlem, New York. Curry approached King with a seven-inch steel letter opener and drove the blade into the upper left side of his chest.

Feb 3, 2021 · In an attempted assassination, Izola Ware Curry stabbed Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a steel letter opener during a book signing at a Harlem department store. Curry was found to be incompetent to stand trial and was committed to a mental institution.

Aug 4, 2014 · Izola Curry, TSG discovered, has been living in Queens for about 40 years. While residing in predominantly African-American communities, she appears to have generated little, if any,...

NEW YORK — Izola Ware Curry, the mentally ill woman who in 1958 stabbed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a Harlem book signing — an episode that a decade later would become a rhetorical...