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Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Martin Luther King won the Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize 1964 was awarded to Martin Luther King Jr..
Martin Luther King, Jr. was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter.
He was posthumously awarded the presidential medal of freedom in 1977 and congressional gold medal in 2004.Answer from: martin-luther-king-jr
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Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 35. He donated the $54,123 in prize money to furthering civil rights movement.
The father of Martin Luther King, Jr. was Martin Luther King, Sr.
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Nothing in 46. His prize came in the 1964.