martin luther king jr winner of the 1964 nobel prize in peace m artin l uther k ing j r 1964 nobel peace prize laureate leader of the southern christian leadership conference excerpt from the nobel lecture granted that we face a world crisis which leaves us standing so often amid the surging murmur of life's restless sea but every crisis has both its dangers and its opportunities it can spell either salvation or doom in a dark confused world the kingdom of god may yet reign in the hearts of men background jan 15 1929 april 4 1968 place of birth atlanta georgia u s a biographical highlights 1947 licensed to preach 1948 ordained to the baptist ministry and appointed pastor at ebenezer 1955 received doctoral degree in systematic theology from boston university 1955 elected president of montgomery improvement association 1957 southern christian leadership conference sclc is founded 1963 mar 28 arrested in birmingham georgia sit-in 1963 apr 16 writes letter from a birmingham jail 1963 aug 28 delivers i have a dream speech at lincoln memorial 1963 named man of the year by time magazine 1964 receives the nobel peace prize becoming the youngest man to receive the peace prize 1968 apr 3 delivers i've been to the mountain top in memphis tn 1968 apr 4 assassinated at lorraine motel in memphis book store the autobiography of martin luther king jr a knock at midnight inspiration from the great sermons of reverend martin luther king jr the day martin luther king jr was shot a photo history of the civil rights movement by james haskins 1992 dear dr king letters from today's children to dr martin luther king jr by jan colbert editor ann mcmillan harms editor ernest c withers january 2000 books about martin luther king books about the civil rights movement featured internet links presentation speech biography nobel lecture the king center web site martin luther king jr directory submitted by carol a rudisell mlk web an educator's guide-featuring speeches bios lesson plans etc submitted by j charles emmett extensive collection of martin luther king jr resources maintained by the seattle times a short biographical sketch i have a dream speech given by mlk during the march on washington 1963 letter from birmingham jail 1963 search www search the nobel prize internet archive nobel news links 'hope for a brighter tomorrow' excerpt from his acceptance speech martin luther king sr 's obituary us house of representatives ok's martin luther king memorial 1981 links added by nobel internet archive visitors time magazine man of the year submitted by charles liuson martin luther king jr national historic site submitted by john huth king page with pics and links civil rights support services submitted by tom mihail ph d learners on the move from weaponworld to peaceworld submitted by mulligan martin luther king jr portrait poster notecard and biographical bookmark with quote freedom has always been an expensive thing ” martin luther king top biography submitted by chinnappan baskar timeline the king center submitted by hendry izaac elim martin luther king the martin luther king jr papers project submitted by jackson the seattle times martin luther king jr submitted by davis martin luther king biography and photos submitted by thomasz block print portrait of martin luther king jr submitted by justin kempton king martin luther jr biography submitted by shannon relationships with martin luther king submitted by shlomo tommer dr martin luther king jr biography from encyclopedia britannica submitted by www britannica com learners on the move from weaponworld to peaceworld submitted by anonymous dr martin luther king jr web sites submitted by tom mihail back to the nobel prize internet archive literature peace chemistry physics economics medicine we always welcome your feedback and comments copyright 1996-2003 ona wu all rights reserved