The Nobel Peace Prize 1964

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The Nobel Peace Prize 1964Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. - Facts

Martin Luther King Jr.

Born:15 January 1929, Atlanta, GA, USA

Died:4 April 1968, Memphi, !", USA

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For Civil Rights and Social JusticeMartin Luther King dreamt that all inhabitants of the United States would be judged by their personalqualities and not by the color of their skin. In pril !"#$ he was murdered by a white racist. %our yearsearlier& he had recei'ed the (eace (ri)e for his non'iolent campaign against racism.

King adhered to *andhi+s philosophy of non'iolence. In !",, he began his struggle to persuade the US*o'ernment to declare the policy of racial discrimination in the southern states unlawful. -he racistsresponded with 'iolence to the black people+s non'iolent initiati'es.

In !"#& /,0&000 demonstrators marched to the Lincoln Memorial in 1ashington& where King ga'e hisfamous 2I ha'e a dream2 speech. -he following year& (resident 3ohnson got a law passed prohibiting allracial discrimination.

4ut King had powerful opponents. -he head of the %4I& 3ohn 5dgar 6oo'er& had him placed undersur'eillance as a communist& and when King opposed the administration+s policy in 7ietnam& he fell into


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disfa'our with the (resident. It has still not been ascertained whether King+s murderer acted on his own orwas part of a conspiracy.

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In !"#& /,0&000 demonstrators marched to the Lincoln Memorial in 1ashington& where King ga'e hisfamous 2I ha'e a dream2 speech. -he following year& (resident 3ohnson got a law passed prohibiting all


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racial discrimination.

4ut King had powerful opponents. -he head of the %4I& 3ohn 5dgar 6oo'er& had him placed undersur'eillance as a communist& and when King opposed the administration+s policy in 7ietnam& he fell intodisfa'our with the (resident. It has still not been ascertained whether King+s murderer acted on his own orwas part of a conspiracy.









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King adhered to *andhi+s philosophy of non'iolence. In !",, he began his struggle to persuade the US*o'ernment to declare the policy of racial discrimination in the southern states unlawful. -he racists


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responded with 'iolence to the black people+s non'iolent initiati'es.











%ield:human right

For Civil Rights and Social JusticeMartin Luther King dreamt that all inhabitants of the United States would be judged by their personalqualities and not by the color of their skin. In pril !"#$ he was murdered by a white racist. %our years


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earlier& he had recei'ed the (eace (ri)e for his non'iolent campaign against racism.












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%ield:human right

For Civil Rights and Social JusticeMartin Luther King dreamt that all inhabitants of the United States would be judged by their personalqualities and not by the color of their skin. In pril !"#$ he was murdered by a white racist. %our years

earlier& he had recei'ed the (eace (ri)e for his non'iolent campaign against racism.





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The Nobel Peace Prize 1964