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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recovers in Harlem Hospital after surgery to remove the letter opener from his chest cavity. (Pat Candido/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recovers in Harlem Hospital after surgery to remove the letter opener from his chest cavity. (Pat Candido/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
Pat Candido/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images