Martin Luther King Jr Accepts Nobel Peace Prize

Martin Luther King Jr Accepts Nobel Peace Prize Martin luther king jr. held his acceptance speech in the auditorium of the university of oslo on 10 december 1964. your majesty, your royal highness, mr. president, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen: i accept the nobel prize for peace at a moment when 22 million negroes of the united states of america are engaged in a creative battle to end. Martin luther king jr. the nobel peace prize 1964. born: 15 january 1929, atlanta, ga, usa. died: 4 april 1968, memphis, tn, usa. residence at the time of the award: usa. role: leader of southern christian leadership conference. prize motivation: “for his non violent struggle for civil rights for the afro american population”. prize share: 1 1.

Martin Luther King Jr Accepts Nobel Peace Prize Nbc News Nobel peace prize. december 10, 1964. on the morning of 14 october 1964, martin luther king, sleeping in an atlanta hospital room after checking in for a rest, was awakened by a phone call from his wife, coretta scott king, telling him that he had been awarded the nobel prize for peace. although many in the united states and abroad praised the. In a dark confused world the kingdom of god may yet reign in the hearts of men. * dr. king delivered this lecture in the auditorium of the university of oslo. this text is taken from les prix nobel en 1964. the text in the new york times is excerpted. Martin luther king's nobel prize acceptance speech. december 10, 1964 oslo, norway. i accept the nobel prize for peace at a moment when twenty two million negroes of the united states of america are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice. i accept this award in behalf of a civil rights movement which is moving. December 10, 1964 – king receives nobel peace prize in oslo. december 11 – delivers nobel lecture at university of oslo. january 27, 1965 – integrated dinner in atlanta honors king. after many months of exhausting activity in the civil rights movement, i had reluctantly checked into the hospital for a rest and complete physical check up.