Posted: February 19, 2013
1964 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Dr. Martin Luther King: Black History Month Fact 12
BLACK HISTORY MONTH FACT #12
Did you know Dr. Martin Luther King, the most important voice in the fight for equal rights, won a Nobel Peace Prize in 1964?
Dr. King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times to stand up for injustices and inequality.
In 1964, Dr. King was the youngest man to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Source: Nobel Prize Web