Martin Luther King Jr.
Nominations
The Nobel Peace Prize 1964
Martin Luther King Jr.
The first nomination for Martin Luther King Jr. arrived to the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 1963.
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Nominated on 2 occasions for the Nobel Prize in
Submitted 1 nomination, for the Nobel Prize in
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