Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize 1964 acceptance speech “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” — Martin Luther King Jr. “Let ...

Martin Luther King was an American clergyman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. One of the leading figures in the civil rights movement, he has had a defining influence on the recent history of ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

At the age of 35, in 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. wasn't born in Alabama, but his legacy and impact are felt throughout the state and in the heart of Birmingham. While at college in Boston, he met his wife, Coretta Scott King.

We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an advocate, a change maker, and a trailblazer in the civil rights movement. A Nobel Peace Prize winner, Dr. King dedicated his life to ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King ... that accrued to a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a man with access to the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. came to the Swannanoa Valley twice in his lifetime. The first time was in January 1964 for the ...

Prior award recipients include Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama and Martin Luther King Jr. Reviewers describe their visits to the Nobel Peace Prize as hit or miss. Although some say ...

King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...