September 3 1958

Dr. King is arrested on a charge of loitering (later changed to "failure to obey an officer")
in the vicinity of the Montgomery Recorder's Court. He is released on $100.00 bond.

September 17 1958

Dr. King's book, Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story, is published
by Harper & Row.

September 20

Dr. King is stabbed in the chest by Mrs. Izola Curry, who is subsequently
alleged to be mentally deranged. The stabing occurs in Harlem, New York
while Dr. King is autographing his recently published book. His condition was
siad to be serious but not critical.

Feburary 17 1960

A warrant is issued for Dr. King's arrest on charges that he had falsified his 1956
and 1958 Alabama state income tax returns.

October 19 1960

Dr. King is arrested at an Atlanta sit-in and is jailed on a charge of violating the
state's trespassing law.