On this day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway, for his nonviolent struggle against racial segregation and injustice in the United States. At age 35, he became the youngest person at the time to receive the prestigious award.
In his acceptance speech, Dr. King said:
“I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind.”
This honor further elevated King as a global symbol of peaceful resistance and social change.
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