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The 1964 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) "for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population." [1] [2] He is the twelfth American recipient of the prestigious Peace Prize. [3]
The Northumbria and Newcastle Universities Martin Luther King Peace Committee [309] still exists to honor King's legacy, as represented by his final visit to the UK to receive an honorary degree from Newcastle University in 1967. [310] [311] Northumbria and Newcastle remain centers for the study of Martin Luther King and the US civil rights ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet for Health Sciences and Engineering at Pearl High School (or simply MLK Magnet) is a public magnet high school located in Nashville, Tennessee. MLK includes grades 7–12, and students enter through a lottery process similar to the other magnet schools in Nashville.
A handful of Martin Luther King Jr. High School students will perform at the annual MLK Legacy March at the school in Detroit.
Pages in category "Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School alumni" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day? The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr.. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday ...
From 1957 to 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. traveled 6 million miles, gave over 2,500 speeches and wrote five books. King was the youngest ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize . Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. High School is a public high school located in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, [2] with a Lithonia postal address. [3] It opened in August 2001 as the newest high school in the DeKalb County School System , and was named after the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.