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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]
Michael King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta; he was the second of three children born to Michael King Sr. and Alberta King (née Williams). [6] [7] [8] Alberta's father, Adam Daniel Williams, [9] was a minister in rural Georgia, moved to Atlanta in 1893, [8] and became pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in the following year. [10]
The Martin Luther King Memorial Prize was instituted by novelist John Brunner and his wife and was awarded annually to a literary work published in the US or Britain that was deemed to improve interracial understanding, [1] [2] "reflecting the ideals to which Dr. Martin Luther King dedicated his life". [3]
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., Nobel Peace Prize 1964 acceptance speech "We are moving up a mighty highway toward the city of Freedom. There will be meandering points. There will be curves and ...
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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 .
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