Tomorrow the nation will commemorate the birthday of dr. Martin luther king jr. The slain civil rights leader was actually born on january 15, 1929. He was assassinated in memphis, tennessee, while leading a sanitationworkers strike. But 10 years before that, he nearly lost his life in harlem. In 1958, at a book signing at blumsteins Department Store on 125th street, a mentally unstable woman stabbed dr. King in the chest. Joining us today is alfred howard, one of the Police Officers at the scene on that day, and here this afternoon along with him is pierre brooks. He is the son of dr. Harold brooks, one of the helped save dr. Kings life. Welcome to both of you. Thank you. This is a piece of history that a lot of people dont know much about. So, im gonna start with you, mr. Howard. You actually were called to the scene after something happened at blumsteins. You didnt know what yet. You did know that dr. King was there. What did you see when you entered the Department Store . What was
Transcripts For WABC Here And Now 20160117 archive.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from archive.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.