The nobel peace prize 1964 was awarded to martin luther king jr Was awarded the 1964 nobel peace prize in oslo, norway 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.
The 1964 nobel peace prize was awarded to the american baptist minister and activist martin luther king jr *on this date in 1964, the rev On december 10, 1964, 50 years ago, rev
Four years earlier, he had received the peace prize for his nonviolent campaign against racism King adhered to gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence In 1955 he began his struggle to persuade the us government to declare the policy of racial discrimination in the southern states unlawful. In october of that year, king was awarded the nobel peace prize
He donated the prize money, valued at $54,600, to the civil rights movement In the late 1960s, king openly criticized u.s. On december 10, 1964, dr Was awarded the nobel peace prize in oslo, norway
