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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]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King: October 25, 2004: Pub. L. 108–368 (text), 118 Stat. 1746–1748 "Dr. King had a dream of peace and equality and dedicated his life to achieving that dream. Throughout his brief but remarkable life, Dr. King stood for the causes of freedom, justice and equality."
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is related to, but distinct from, the Medal of Freedom, an earlier award issued between 1945 and 1963 to honor US civilian contributions to World War II. In 2022 at the age of 25, athlete and activist Simone Biles became the youngest person to receive the award.
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 ...
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. King’s ...
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Betty Mary Goetting was the third person to receive the National Margaret Sanger Award for her work in promoting birth control in El Paso, Texas. [4] [5] Lyndon Baines Johnson, then president, received the award in World Leadership for his "vigorous and far-sighted leadership" in implementing a national family planning policy. [6]
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