African American History Calendar
Login 

Martin Luther King receives Nobel Peace Prize - 1964

Description http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-wins-nobel-peace-prize

African American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America. At 35 years of age, the Georgia-born minister was the youngest person ever to receive the award.
Date Fri, October 11, 2013
Repeat Type Yearly
Priority 5-Medium
Access Public
Created by DEFAULT ADMINISTRATOR
Updated Thu, June 13, 2013 1:38am GMT

Send New Event suggestions to: admin@africanamericanhistorycalendar.com